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2001 PARADE RULES

The following rules are general guidelines and will be further defined by the Parade Coordinators.

The parade will be held the same day of Beer-Bike, except in the event of rain, and must be completed at least a half-hour before the start of the first race. Each college shall be allowed one covered tractor towing a single flatbed vehicle of no more than 18 feet long. A covered tractor shall be defined as a tractor that has a glass encasement for the driver and the purpose of this is to ensure driver safety during the water balloon fight. In addition, orange fencing shall be installed between the end of the tractor and the beginning of the flatbed to limit the risk of people running between the two vehicles. Each college shall also be allowed one decorative vehicle. A decorative vehicle may not carry water balloons and must be a car, light truck or van. All decorative vehicles MUST be approved by a vote of the Beer Bike Committee prior to the parade. Only a driver and a single passenger are allowed to be on or inside the decorative vehicle. The parade line-up will be proposed by the parade coordinators and modified by the colleges¹ coordinators where agreements can be reached.

Parade rules are punishable by fines and/or referral to University Court (to be determined in advance by the Beer-Bike Co-Chairs and Parade Coordinators) And include but are not restricted to the following:

1. No alcohol is EVER permitted on any parade vehicle or on the parade route.
2. Fights are not allowed and are punishable by severe fine as well as Campus Police and potentially University Court intervention. Security personnel at the parade should try to prevent serious fights and are authorized and encouraged to ask for Campus Police assistance whenever necessary.
3. Only balloons filled with water are allowed during the parade, and such balloons must be thrown by hand, never by a slingshot or similar device including lacrosse sticks.
4. Water balloons should never be thrown at Beer-Bike personnel (including the Parade Coordinators, Beer-Bike Co-Chairs, and Security Staff), Campus Police, or Emergency Medical Staff.
5. Parade vehicles MUST be loaded with people AFTER lining up on the Inner Loop, with NO EXCEPTION. No more than ten people may be on the flatbed during the course of the race. The names of these people must be submitted to the Beer Bike co-Chairs seven (7) days before the parade.)
6. Teams are not allowed to in any way damage other teams' parade vehicles or to attempt to steal water balloons not their own.

Each college coordinator is responsible for organizing a group of six to ten (6-10) people to help enforce the parade rules during the parade. This college security committee is asked to attend a brief informational meeting with the Parade Coordinators and Beer-Bike Co-Chairs at least one week prior to the event to ensure that all rules and procedures are made clear and that all persons are aware of the potential fines. Furthermore, a strategy to address problems as they occur at the event must be discussed in advance.

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