I would say the most important thing to be able to show, in the case of an injury or accident on the ramp, was that the club took all reasonable precaution on the ramp. In other words, was it buiilt to withstand the weight of vehicles allowed on it, was it at a reasonable angle, was it wide enough for the tires that were allowed on it, was it a supervised activity and did the "operator" orf the ram perform in a reasonable manner... in this case, maybe telling an individual to stop when a wheel came up off the ground versus encouraging them to keep going to a poin the RTI score would not be valid, but that the person flopped the vehicle on it's side. I think any of those things, if handled improperly could be seen as negligence. You might also check to see if UFWDA or another organization has plans or requirements for a ramp, just to have some kind of "standard" to lean on in case the construction of the ramp became and issue.
I think we, as wheelers, think all this would never be an issue, but if you are open to the public.... one can never tell, when some dude rolls his bling mobile up your ramp and it gets scratched.
Waivers help, but being able to show that your actions were reasonable and in keeping with either some standards or how an RTI ramp is often built or used goes a long way in a liability situation.
I am not a lawyer, I don't even play one on TV, but I run six fitness centers and we deal with this stuff constantly.... it is not my fault if you fell on the basketball court... it is my fault if I left a hole on the basketball court floor and let you fall....
John
