Tailgaters, Behave: Rose Bowl Cracks Down On Pre-Game Fun
Tailgating at the Rose Bowl may soon be a little less fun for pre-game boozers. Remember the "excessive alcohol consumption" in June that resulted in 26 arrests? Perhaps the call for stricter tailgating guidelines stems from the rowdy CONCACAF Gold Cup final events.
The Rose Bowl Operating Company (RBOC) meets Thursday night at the Brookside Clubhouse at 6:30pm to consider enforcing tailgating guidelines, reports Pasadena Star-News.
The proposed guidelines' mission, according to a RBOC report, is to "provide a safe, family friendly and clean environment for fans to enjoy pre-game tailgating" and includes the following regulations.
*Public intoxication and alcohol impaired behavior, as well as fights and threatening behavior, "will be addressed aggressively by law enforcement."*Restrictions on when and where alcohol may be consumed.
*Prohibition on alcohol consumption by minors.
*Requirement that excessively boisterous fans be reported to security.
*Alcohol consumption at tailgating areas will be prohibited entirely after kick off.
*Tailgating hours have been reduced so that parking lots open six hours prior to game time, rather than eight hours as was the case previously.
But who will champion guideline enforcement? "Tailgating Ambassadors," bicyclists dressed in green uniforms, will patrol the lots.
