Originally Posted by
gsteinb
In his mind he'd be justified.
if the guy is a one or was a pro, he should have known better. Something avoidable is participation.
Beyond that, civil cases are preponderance of the evidence. Any normal person could defend themselves by showing some point-of-view videos of tight criteriums and then asking the judge/jury if a reasonable, experienced rider, could participate in that with the expectation of safety and mistake-free riding by all the participants.
I know what you're saying, but I find the idea of litigating race crashes ludicrous.