MTB Instructor sued for 4 million Quid!

[Grebel]

the terms he used were "slope, dropoff, bombhole" - which are 3 totally different things. 

 

I *think* it's just a section which is slightly slopier than average, and has a gully section. Sort of like a bomb-hole, but FAR smaller. 

 

A bomb-hole is a piece of terrain that is almost literally as if a bomb had hit the ground and left a divot. Slope in, depression, climb out. If taken at speed, it is quite a difficult feature to get right. 

 

I don't see any bombhole on the trail, which leads me to believe that it's just a short steeper section into a slight depression. Which cannot be categorised as a bomb-hole, or a dropoff. 

 

Cascades between Juggs and the wooden Bridge, Now THAT is a Bombhole....

[RocknRolla]

For all we know it really was a hole made by a bomb that ze chermans dropped in WW2... it is the UK after all...

 

jolly good... carry on....

[Headshot]

fixed. come on man, use your words!

I think the case has already run and evidence lead - they are awaiting a verdict. Court transcript anyone?

[Ferro]

Maybe he shouldn't risk riding the wheelchair...

[Shebeen]

[conspiracy alert]could just be shrien dewani[/conspiracy alert]

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2016/10/25/112052716_Asif_Ahmed_leaving_court_after_hearing_in_his_claim_for_damages-NEWS-large_trans++zccoJS-E8Wb-wOXrdJto25lMdWsNYw4DUmdkOd46hyU.jpg

 

 

 

http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article4774513.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/PAY-Shrien-Dewani.jpg

[Rick Sanchez]

He should also sue his mother for giving birth to him, because if it wasn't for her, he wouldn't have had the accident.

Damn, some people are idiots 

[Rick Sanchez]

Maybe he shouldn't risk riding the wheelchair...

Then he could sue the instructor again, for causing him to be in the wheelchair and have an accident

[andydude]

Did you guys see this?

 

Cyclist left paralysed by MTB accident to receive millions as court blames instructor for crash. Find more here: https://t.co/U3UVICr2nW https://t.co/3F8I7TWzTg

 

Edit: here is the direct link and an extract http://cycling.today/cyclist-left-paralysed-by-mtb-accident-to-receive-millions-as-court-blames-instructor-for-crash/

 

A High Court judge ruled Leon MacLean, the instructor, was 80 per cent to blame for the accident. Damages are yet to be confirmed but are expected to be in excess of £3million.

 

The judge ruled that McClean was negligent in “encouraging” Ahmed to ride “at speed” down the sharp slope without first assessing his biking skills. Describing Ahmed as a “novice rider”, the judge said he “should have been warned” not to take the most difficult route down the hill, the BBC reports.

[EmptyB]

Did you guys see this?

 

Cyclist left paralysed by MTB accident to receive millions as court blames instructor for crash. Find more here: https://t.co/U3UVICr2nW https://t.co/3F8I7TWzTg

 

Edit: here is the direct link and an extract http://cycling.today/cyclist-left-paralysed-by-mtb-accident-to-receive-millions-as-court-blames-instructor-for-crash/

 

A High Court judge ruled Leon MacLean, the instructor, was 80 per cent to blame for the accident. Damages are yet to be confirmed but are expected to be in excess of £3million.

 

The judge ruled that McClean was negligent in “encouraging” Ahmed to ride “at speed” down the sharp slope without first assessing his biking skills. Describing Ahmed as a “novice rider”, the judge said he “should have been warned” not to take the most difficult route down the hill, the BBC reports.

Wow! Not a very "encouraging" precedent for the instructors out there...

[Skott5]

Well, If I was an instructor, I would make sure I have some serious liability cover, or look for another profession.

How do you rule this:

But Mr MacLean had given Mr Ahmed false confidence in his abilities despite warning signs that the hill would be too much for him.

 

Isn't it the purpose of the instructor to instill confidence in his leaner's, so that they can put into practice what they are learning ?

No one forced him to do it.

What a strange world we are living in ..