In Chittick v. USA Cycling, Inc ., a group of bicycle racing spectators sued USA Cycling -- and others -- after being hit by a scooter operating as a pace vehicle.
When the Bronx County Supreme Court dismissed their case, the spectators appealed to the Appellate Division, First Department, which determined USA Cycling lacked any control over the race so as to subject it to liability.
The event's organizers were merely authorized to use USA Cycling 's name. While the latter provided a rule book to the race's organizer, that didn't impose a duty on USA Cycling to enforce the rules nor created a principal-agency relationship.
Try putting the pedal to that.
To download a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Chittick v. USA Cycling, Inc .