Release of Liability, Waiver of Claims, Assumption of Risks and Indemnity Agreement
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I acknowledge and agree that in consideration of being permitted to participate in motorcycle activities organized, staged and/or operated by Canadian National Motorcycle Riders Association (hereinafter referred to as “CNMRA”:
- I DO HEREBY RELEASE CNMRA and its directors, officers, employees, sponsors, independent contractors and agents from all liability, and DO HEREBY WAIVE as against CNMRA and its directors, officers, employees, sponsors, independent contractors and agents all recourses, proceedings, claims, and causes of action of any kind whatsoever, in respect of any and all personal injuries or property losses which I may suffer arising out of or connected with my preparation for, or participation in motorcycling activities notwithstanding that such injuries or losses may have been caused solely or partly by the negligence or breach of duty of CNMRA, or any of their directors, officers, employees, sponsors, independent contractors or agents.
- I HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT:
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- motorcycling may be dangerous, exposing participants to many risks and hazards, some of which are inherent in the very nature of motorcycling itself, others which result from human error and negligence on the part of the persons involved in organizing, staging and/or operating the motorcycling events;
- as a result of the aforesaid risks and hazards, I as a participant may suffer serious personal injury, even death, as well as property loss;
- some of the aforesaid risks and hazards are foreseeable, but others are not;
- I nevertheless freely and voluntarily assume all the aforesaid risks and hazards, and that, accordingly, my preparation for, and participation in motorcycling shall be entirely at my own risk; RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK AGREEMENT BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT YOU WILL WAIVE CERTAIN LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO SUE. PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY
- I understand that neither CNMRA nor any of its directors, officers, employees, sponsors, independent contractors or agents assume any responsibility whatsoever for my safety during the course of my preparation for or participation in motorcycling;
- I have carefully read this RELEASE and WAIVER of LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION of RISK AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), that I fully understand same, and that I am freely and voluntarily executing same;
- I clearly understand that by signing this Agreement I will be FOREVER PREVENTED FROM SUING OR OTHERWISE CLAIMING against CNMRA, its directors, officers, employees, sponsors, independent contractors and agents for any loss or damage connected with any property loss or personal injury that I may sustain while participating in or preparing for motorcycling, whether or not such loss or injury is caused solely or partly by the negligence of CNMRA or any of its directors, officers, employees, sponsors, independent contractors and/or agents;
- I have been given the opportunity and have been encouraged to seek legal advice prior to signing this Agreement;
- I clearly understand that CNMRA would not permit me to participate in motorcycling unless I signed this RELEASE and WAIVER of LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION of RISK AGREEMENT, that this RELEASE and WAIVER of LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION of RISK AGREEMENT applies to motorcycling whether occurring in the near or distant future, and that the terms of this Agreement have been explained to me by CNMRA or one or more of their representatives;
- this RELEASE and WAIVER of LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION of RISK AGREEMENT is binding on myself, my heirs, my executors, administrators, personal representatives and assigns;
- this Agreement may be in addition to another agreement I must sign as a condition of participation in motorcycling and that I am bound by the terms and conditions of both agreements; and
- I agree that I am physically capable of participating in motorcycling, and that I have no pre-existing conditions that would hinder my ability to participate in motorcycling.