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The flagging post got me thinking and I came across a letter in Cyclenews that addressed that and safety gear.
What about mandatory first gear in particular situations? Thoughts on requiring upper body protection? See Safety and Yellow Flags letter
http://magazine.cyclenews.com/h/i/349066282-cycle-news-issue-24-june-20…
What about mandatory first gear in particular situations? Thoughts on requiring upper body protection? See Safety and Yellow Flags letter
http://magazine.cyclenews.com/h/i/349066282-cycle-news-issue-24-june-20…
I'm not going to argue with you or anyone else over this matter. My opinion is things work ok. Not perfect, but ok.
My final thought is about factory ECUs. Man, those things are magic!
We are pretty fortunate to have tons of great selections vs 20 or even 10 years ago.
The Shop
First, throw less yellows. The riders see so many meaningless yellows during the race that they pretty much don't care about them. So let's be more judicious when throwing them.
Second, prohibit passing under a yellow. This will allow the riders to check up a bit knowing they can't pass or be passed.
Problem solved.
this flag suggested is no different to the wheels on the ground red cross flag, and when it first came in people complained it was being used to much,
Yellow flagg: Causion, there might be something blocking your line
Red/white flagg: Wheels on ground, adapt speed to be able to stop on notice or when needed
Red white flagg shall be used ANY time there is a risk of riders or bike colliding unless slowed down and wheels on ground.
So APs situation should have been red/white flagged, no doubt. Bike 100feet away that you can clearly see, yellow flagg.
The issue as you can see is redcross flagg is used only when medics on track, or medics on their way to the rider.
It sounds like the suggested first gear flag with ECU verification is completely different to the wheels on ground and red cross flag. Not sure how enforcement would work on this but it's another electronic approach.
What a scumbag.
/sarc
Pit Row
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