Isn’t doing a risk assessment and having insurance quite a good idea for a big bike race
NO!! risk assessments should be banned – we should all use our noggins instead and look after ourselves. Just like we used to really.
Unfortunately that’s not the case anymore – the blame culture has over taken from common sense, and race organisers and anyone opening a trail centre has to take into account the varied abilities of the people riding the events/trails they’ve arranged or get sued if someone has a serious injury.
The other week I was riding the Penhydd trail and saw a chap putting signs up at the entrance to the Hidden Valley and asked him what it was all about – basically the FC are covering their arse by putting up a sign saying if your a novice or on a crap bike don’t ride this section. Fair enough, but how are people going to develop the ability to ride these trails if the FC put people off them?