{"id":367,"date":"2009-07-01T08:06:59","date_gmt":"2009-07-01T16:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theathleteslawyer.com\/cases\/loudoun-police-nap-the-ms-8-not-the-violent-gang-but-the-weekend-cyclists\/"},"modified":"2009-07-01T08:06:59","modified_gmt":"2009-07-01T16:06:59","slug":"loudoun-police-nap-the-ms-8-not-the-violent-gang-but-the-weekend-cyclists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2009\/07\/01\/loudoun-police-nap-the-ms-8-not-the-violent-gang-but-the-weekend-cyclists\/","title":{"rendered":"Loudoun Police nap the &quot;MS-8&quot; Not the violent gang, but the weekend cyclists !"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Contacted by an experienced cyclist, I went back and checked the <a title=\"Wash post MS-8 cyclists\" href=\"https:\/\/loudounextra.washingtonpost.com\/news\/2009\/jun\/11\/safety-issue-officers-poor-form-cyclists\/?local\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Post<\/a> and other news reports of that I had been following after Loudoun County law enforcement officers charged bikers riding in the annual MS-150 charity bike ride.  While injured cyclists and charity sporting event participants have contacted us at <a title=\"landau law shop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.landaulawshop.com\" target=\"_blank\">ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd.<\/a>, in the past, this case did not involve a biker&#8217;s injuries or crash with a car or truck.   Prior posts have discussed recreational athletes&#8217; personal injury cases and sports torts.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0pt none\" src=\"https:\/\/theathleteslawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/June__2009\/Cyclist_on_the_road.jpeg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Cyclists in Loudoun County leave a rest stop during a long weekend ride\" width=\"300\" height=\"356\" align=\"left\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cyclists in Loudoun County leave a rest stop during a long weekend ride<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, the &#8220;MS-8&#8221; were bike riders nabbed during a Sunday ride in Loudoun County.  The cyclists were charged with not stopping for stop signs during the Multiple Sclerosis charity event.  Specifically, tickets were given for failure to come to a complete stop.  A sheriff&#8217;s deputy was there to issue the citations which, if contested, will require the athletes to appear in the Loudoun County General District Court on Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 at 8:30 A.M.  Currently scheduled to be in New England at that time, if asked, I may return to Virginia early in order to help the bike riders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contacted by an experienced cyclist, I went back and checked the Washington Post and other news reports of that I had been following after Loudoun County law enforcement officers charged bikers riding in the annual MS-150 charity bike ride. 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