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eserved to the practice of downhill. The bike park manager by entering
into what can be considered a "contract for the use of the bike park"
undertakes to carry the rider from downstream to upstream, and is
subject to liabilities that are related to the safety conditions of the areas
where the rider performs his descent to valley. It also examines the role
of insurance, noting that some local regulations require the operators of
the bike park to provide adequate insurance cover before opening the
park to the public. Also analyzed is the scenario resulting from an
hypotetical collision between bikers and other traditional visitors of the
mountain, both inside and outside of the bike park, exloring the liability
of the operator in relation to such occurrences. Lastly it is also
considered the civil liability arising from a defect on the equipments
used by mountain bikers, as well as the product liability of the
manufacturer of mountain bikes in relation to a non-contractual liability
arising from placing on the market a defective mountain bike.
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