Petra Davis Mauled by Brown Bear, But Who Planned this Bike Race?
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We all wish this young woman, 15, a speedy recovery. But area biologists have been warning about a terrible event like this for years. Ms. Davis was a participant in a mountain bike race. The route took racers through Bicentennial Park, and its heavy vegetation, and its salmon-choked stream, and its salmon-foraging black and brown bears, late at night. Petra was seriously injured and is lucky to be alive.
And while it might not be a popular case to bring, Petra and her parents likely have personal injury claims against those who, many would argue, set this kid up to get hurt as she did. Safety is no accident. And "Safety Science 101" teaches that we all need to examine our activities for any chance of serious injury or death. If such a risk, even a slight one, is identified, then it needs to be eliminated, if practical and feasible to do so. If the risk can't be practically or feasibly eliminated, it must be guarded against. If not practical and feasible to guard against, it should be the subject of an adequate warning. This route, for this race, at this time of year, at that time of day, broke all of these rules.