Injured on an ATV/quad bike tour near Batumi — can you use travel insurance and will police get involved?

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TL;DR

Yes, go to the hospital and file an insurance claim — rental operators sometimes scare tourists with talk of police interrogations to avoid liability. Check beforehand whether your travel insurance covers extreme activities, as ATV riding is often excluded from standard packages.

What the community said

After a brake failure accident on ATVs near Makhuntseti waterfall (riders crashed into a ditch with barbed wire and got cut up), the tour operator warned that going to the hospital would bring police and a 2-day interrogation before their flight home.

Makhuntseti waterfall

Advice given: don't be intimidated by the operator's threats — if you have time before your flight, it's better to file an official police report and demand the company cover medical costs and compensation for injuries.

Warning: ATV riding is usually classified as extreme sports, and many standard travel insurance policies don't cover injuries from such activities — coverage is often only included in plans with an extreme sports/ski add-on.