Bike Anywhere Day Sweepstakes

To be automatically entered: Sign up to participate in Bike Anywhere Day at SANDAG.org/bikemonth.

You may also enter the Sweepstakes by mailing a postcard with your first and last name, complete address, city, state, ZIP Code, telephone number, date of birth, and valid email address (if you have one) attention Rachel Forseth, SANDAG, 401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego, CA 92101. You must include on the postcard that you would like to participate in the Bike Anywhere Day Registration Sweepstakes. Postcards must be received by SANDAG before May 16, 2024, at 10 a.m. PT.

Only one entry per person is allowed whether through website or postcard entry.

All entries submitted become the sole property of SANDAG and will not be acknowledged or returned. Use of any device to automate entry is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Any violation of the Official Rules or attempt to obtain entries by using fictitious or non-functioning email addresses, identities, registrations, and logins, or any other methods will void that entrant's entries, and that entrant may be disqualified. Proof of submission of an entry shall not be deemed proof of receipt by SANDAG. Computers at SANDAG will be the official timekeeping devices for the Sweepstakes. SANDAG is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified.

The Sweepstakes is open to all persons who are 18 years of age or older and who live or work in San Diego County. Employees of SANDAG, Board or Policy Advisory Committee members, Caltrans, NCTD, MTS, any employees of advertising or promotion agencies, contractors, consultants, SANDAG Partners or Event Supporters who have at any time had direct involvement with this Sweepstakes, any employees of contractors or consultants currently participating in an office-sharing agreement with SANDAG, and the members of their immediate families (spouse, parent, sibling, or child), and those living in the same household of each (whether related or not), are ineligible to win. This Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited.

Participants are required to provide truthful information. In order to claim the Sweepstakes Award, the winners must provide, upon request by SANDAG, a valid government-issued photo identification card along with their complete current mailing address, date of birth, and phone number. SANDAG will disqualify any individuals who do not meet these eligibility requirements.

The Sweepstakes Award is as follows: Three (3) Velotric e-bikes courtesy of Velotric, valued at approximately $1,800 each

Three (3) winners will be selected and contacted through email message on May 17, 2024, by random drawing of all eligible entries received during the Sweepstake Period. The random drawing will be conducted by a member of SANDAG. The odds of winning depend on the total number of entries received for the drawing during the Sweepstakes Period.  Winners will have two (2) business days from being contacted to respond and verbally agree to accepting their prize.

Decisions made by SANDAG management with respect to the Sweepstakes are final.

The Sweepstakes is governed by and subject to the laws of the State of California and the United States. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law. Sweepstakes Award recipients will pay all applicable taxes and fees.

By participating in the Sweepstakes, the participant agrees to have their name, voice, and likeness used by SANDAG in any advertising or broadcasting material including, but not limited to, social media relating to the Sweepstakes without additional financial or other compensation, and, where legal, to sign a publicity release confirming such consent prior to acceptance of any Sweepstakes Award. Prior to release of the Sweepstakes Award to the winners, SANDAG, in its sole discretion, may require the Sweepstakes Award winners (and any travel companion(s) or guest(s)) to sign a liability release, agreeing to release and hold harmless SANDAG, its officers and employees, member agencies, directors, agents, and representatives and all of their successors and assigns from and against any and all claims or liability arising directly or indirectly from the use of the Sweepstakes Award and participation in the Sweepstakes. The winners will also be required to complete an IRS Form W-9.

The Sweepstakes Award must be accepted within two (2) business days of the date SANDAG sends notification to the winners. If a potential winner cannot be contacted or fails to complete, sign, and return the required IRS Form W-9 as well as affidavit of eligibility and/or liability or publicity release within two (2) business days of SANDAG sending the notification of winning, the potential winner forfeits the Sweepstakes Award and a new winner will be selected. Substitute winners will have two (2) business days to claim the Sweepstakes Award.  The Sweepstakes Award will be delivered directly to the addresses provided by the winners no later than Saturday, June 15, 2024.

The Sweepstakes Award is expressly limited to the items listed above and there is no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent, except that SANDAG may, at its sole discretion, substitute an award of comparable value. The winners will be solely responsible for all taxes and all other fees and expenses associated with the receipt and use of the Sweepstakes Award. SANDAG is not responsible for prize utility, quality, or otherwise.

If for any reason this Sweepstakes cannot be executed as planned, including, but not limited to, as a result of infection by computer virus, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, incomplete or unintelligible entries, or any other causes beyond the control of SANDAG that corrupt or affect the security, administration, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, or if the Sweepstakes is compromised or becomes technically corrupted in any way, electronically or otherwise, SANDAG reserves the right to cancel, terminate, or modify the Sweepstakes. If the Sweepstakes is terminated before the original end date, those participating in the Sweepstakes prior to the termination will still be eligible to receive the Sweepstakes Award.

SANDAG, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the Sweepstakes process or the operation of SANDAG, MTS, Rapid, or related agency websites. Failure to comply with the Official Rules of the Sweepstakes may result in a participant’s disqualification and/or forfeiture of any Sweepstakes Award. If SANDAG makes a good faith determination that cheating or fraudulent activity has occurred in connection with the Sweepstakes, SANDAG reserves the right to disqualify that participant from winning future promotions and to prosecute and seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.

The Sweepstakes may be combined with other SANDAG promotions. Where a conflict exists between promotions, SANDAG reserves the right to determine which promotion will apply. SANDAG reserves the right to make changes in the Official Rules of the Sweepstakes without prior notice, which will become effective upon announcement. If due to circumstances beyond the control of SANDAG, any competition or award-related event or travel is delayed, rescheduled, postponed or cancelled, SANDAG reserves the right, but not the obligation, to cancel or modify the Sweepstakes and shall not be required to make a substitute award.

SANDAG is not responsible for typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering, or the administration of the Sweepstakes, or in the announcement of the Sweepstakes Award.

By your use of any SANDAG and partner websites or SANDAG services and programs, you agree to the terms of use and SANDAG’s data collection practices contained in the SANDAG Privacy Policy for Collection, Management, and Storage of Personal Information located at sandag.org/privacy.

For a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for receipt to “Bike Anywhere Day 2024 Registration Sweepstakes Official Rules,” Attn: Rachel Forseth, SANDAG, 401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego, CA 92101. The Official Rules will also be available during regular business hours at the SANDAG office.

A copy of the Winners’ List will be available following completion of the Sweepstakes Period upon request. For a copy of this list, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for receipt to “SANDAG Bike Anywhere Day 2024 Registration Sweepstakes Winners’ List,” Attn: Rachel Forseth, SANDAG, 401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego, CA 92101. The Winners’ List will also be available during regular business hours at the SANDAG office.