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Liability Aspects of Bikeways (2010) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 38-42

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... There is authority that a recreational use statute applies even without a property being primarily used for recreational purposes. Furthermore, a bicycle accident and injury may not have to be the result of recreation for the recreational use statute to apply and immunize a public entity for a bikeway claim.
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... Although projects consist of bike paths, shared use paths, and roadway or bridge projects, the majority of the projects were roadway and 498 See, e.g., Illinois (605 ILL.
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... (a) Class I bikeways, such as a "bike path," which provide a completely separated right-of-way designated for the exclusive use of bicycles and pedestrians with crossflows by motorists minimized.
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... 537 AASHTO Guide, supra note 3, at 1. 538 AASHTO Guide, supra note 3, at 2.
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... 547 WASH. STATE DEP'T OF TRANSP., supra note 531, at 10204.
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