Strava is denying all 26 charges against the company, their lawyer claiming "They [Strava] don’t put cones out. They don’t have anybody monitor and see whether a course, or a specific segment, is dangerous.”
Strava, by means of defence, is counter suing the family of the deceased,
claiming negligence on the deceased's part.They claim that when joining the website, the electronic transaction / click is equivalent to signing a waiver, and “excludes Strava from responsibility of legal claims or demands,” according to an article on the website of Bicycle Retailer and Industry News. The court documents are available as a link here: http://www.bicycleretailer.com/north-america/2012/10/18/strava-countersues-death-california-cyclist
This death is not the first to be tied to the Strava. The San Francisco Examiner reported that cyclist Chris Bucchere has been charged with felony manslaughter in the death of pedestrian on March 29th of this year. According to prosecutors, Bucchere was tracking his speed using Strava at the time, and his on-bike GPS showed that he was moving more than 35 mph in a 25 mph zone.
Strava, by means of defence, is counter suing the family of the deceased,
claiming negligence on the deceased's part.They claim that when joining the website, the electronic transaction / click is equivalent to signing a waiver, and “excludes Strava from responsibility of legal claims or demands,” according to an article on the website of Bicycle Retailer and Industry News. The court documents are available as a link here: http://www.bicycleretailer.com/north-america/2012/10/18/strava-countersues-death-california-cyclist
This death is not the first to be tied to the Strava. The San Francisco Examiner reported that cyclist Chris Bucchere has been charged with felony manslaughter in the death of pedestrian on March 29th of this year. According to prosecutors, Bucchere was tracking his speed using Strava at the time, and his on-bike GPS showed that he was moving more than 35 mph in a 25 mph zone.