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>name a few.  Mountain bicycling has seen a dramatic increase in recent
>years, along with a resultant increase in the number of solo bicycle accidents
>on public lands.  Paragliding, essentially a form of hang gliding, is still
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>   The use of mountain bicycles on park and open space lands has increased
>dramatically in the last few years. Due to the speed of these bicycles on
>rough terrain, the regularity and increasing incidence of solo-bicycle
>accidents (the majority requiring emergency response and medical
>evacuation), and the desire by many riders to achieve a high speed on very
>steep trails, this is an inherently dangerous activity. 
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>activities. Without this additional liability protection, it is probable that
>public agencies will be forced to close more and more of their lands to thses
>activities, eventually depriving these recreationists access to many public
>lands.  

1. Why do you allow activities that you know to be dangerous?
2. Why do you only mention "solo" accidents? These bikes have the potential
   of killing and maiming bystanders, also.
3. Why do you say that closing public lands to bikes would deprive "these
   recreationists access to many public lands"? This is obviously not true,
   since it is only the bikes, not the "recreationists" that would be banned.
4. Why do you want to allow the biking to go on, knowing it is dangerous, but
   then try to escape responsibility for your action? That seems like the
   height of irresponsibility! If you allow MTBing, then you are obviously
   an accomplice, and should take full responsibility. If your aim is to
   protect the parks and their visitors, it seems to me that you MUST ban
   MTBing.