No accidents and no deaths. Only some traffic and a few less-than-considerate bicyclists and support crews.
You forgot to tell us how many deaths it would be OK to require before agencies respond.
I dunno, seems like stopping these things because drivers might have to slow down is a weak excuse. Driving unimpeded at high speed through any park should not be a high priority, (even if I like doing that.) ...
These things haven't been prohibited. They have been postponed until the special events permitting procedure is updated to include the safety requirements for the traffic interactions the events now generate. I think you can expect requirements for advanced publicity of traffic restrictions, traffic control, traffic enforcement, and assignment of the costs to the promoters of the events that generate the requirements for traffic control. I think you can expect traffic control requirements to apply to both the public and the event participants as the popularity and size of events grow. I don' think that setting tradeoffs between cost, safety, public access and event access will be simple or quick.
Dale B. Dalrymple
