Mike Green of the Hartford Courant reports that the Hartford Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) may be forced to close a popular mountain bike and running trail because of a recent ruling awarding an "experienced" mountain biker almost three million bucks for injuries suffered when she rode into a locked gate. The gate in question has "been there for 36 years. It is always closed," according to Mike's report (click here to read his full story).


The MDC argued in court papers that "Mountain biking occurs on a variety of terrains, which the plaintiff well knew before she chose to ride her mountain bike with her head down in the wrong direction and, ultimately, into a bright yellow pipe gate."


Public hearings on whether to close the reservoir to bicycles will be announced soon. You might want to get out to the reservoir soon. There might not be much time left for biking at the reservoir.

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