if you read the indemnity, it's just waiving them liability.
no way an indemnity of tester needing to bear the cost of repair and not getting insurance involve will fly. if that ever exist, one should just walk away.

and yes. i've seen a ton of gory motorcycling shit and yet i still return to it
and people STILL ask me why i gear up.

A brand to slash out for me i guess.

BMW Suzuki never had that in their indemnity forms. Not sure if that's changed now.

You'd be very surprised at how tough top end boots are.

Considering his impact and injuries, proper boots would have made it a minor bruise or even zero injury.

no idea. or lesser quality gear even if worn properly, it'll just come of
eg: just Velcro straps, and if said Velcro straps are already worn, they will just come off upon any abrasion or impact.

not the first, won't be the last.

all racing boots also, for good reasons.

yea i would agree with your hypothesis

that area, at the speed they going, no need kona baring pun.

however, if your lines aren't ideal (like smack in middle so only minor turns needed to keep your trajectory straight as if no corners) then you'd need some turning effort to navigate the downhill and cambered left right series of switch backs, and for bikes, means your ass is shifting around the seat (or you need to rely more lean on the bike)

not exactly something a huge majority of riders are into, mind you.