Participation in Story Riders events may involve known and unanticipated risks that could result in physical or emotional injury, paralysis, death, or damage to participants, to property, or to third parties. The risks include, among other things: falling off the bicycle due to rider error, bicycle malfunctions, altercations with other students, collisions with other riders, pedestrians, equestrians, obstacles such as loose sand and/or rocks on the trail, collisions with trees, low-hanging branches, bushes, logs, rocks and vehicles. Other risks of activity in the outdoors include insect and animal bites as well as weather-related injuries (due to heat, wind, excessive sun). Any of these risks could lead to foreign objects in eyes, heat-stroke, dehydration, broken bones, concussions, cuts and scrapes, bruises, internal organ damage, fainting, emotional stress, and/or death. Because of the dangers of participating in this activity, the undersigned parent and/or legal guardian and participant agree to fully comply with any supervisor’s instructions regarding participation in this activity.
Acknowledgment and Assumption of Risk
The undersigned parent and/or legal guardian does hereby acknowledge that he/she is aware of the dangers and the risks to the participant’s person and property involved in participating in Center of Southwest Culture (CSC) activities and agrees to accept and assume all the risks existing in this activity. Participation in these activities is purely voluntary and the undersigned elect to participate in spite of the risks. The undersigned parent and/or legal guardian and participant understand that the Center of Southwest Culture does not insure participants in the above-described activity, that any coverage would be through personal insurance, and that CSC has no responsibility or liability for injury resulting from this activity.
Consent is given for the participant to receive medical treatment, which may be deemed necessary or advisable in the event of injury, accident or illness during this activity or event. This release, indemnification, and waiver shall be construed broadly to provide a release, indemnification, and waiver to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law.
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