OCEAN CITY — With the arrival of the spring Cruisin event next week, town officials are reminding residents and visitors the special event zone with reduced speed limits and enhanced penalties will be in place.
The spring Cruisin event represents the first significant motorized special event of the season. The special event zone will be implemented starting next Tuesday and will remain in place through next Sunday.
The special event zone, first created by state legislation in 2018 and enhanced by state lawmakers in 2020, reduces established speed limits and enhances penalties for many violations during certain motorized special events. The bill had its genesis following a particularly troublesome unsanctioned pop-up motorized special event, but it is implemented during other sanctioned motorized events including the spring and fall Cruisin events.
The Cruisin events are decidedly tamer then the unsanctioned pop-up event, but the special event zone is implemented nonetheless. The special event zone, with its enhanced penalties and stricter enforcement is not implemented during certain other motorized events, such as Bike Week, for example.
With thousands of classic car enthusiasts expected to come to Ocean City next week, the special event zone will be implemented starting Tuesday. Speed limits will be reduced, including 30 mph on Coastal Highway, and fines and penalties for violations will be enhanced.
Liberals going to ruin this just like everything they micromanage.
How about a special event mindset for the month of June (for the element and June bugs) rather than 4 days in May and October?
Do something DIFFERENT this June than looking like a tiny time Mayberry.