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On 27 Feb, 13:15, "wafflycat" <w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com> wrote:
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>> > Safety video on youtube
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>> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdrrxIpQpt4
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>> > --
>> > Simon Mason.
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>> Even this pro-lid wearer realises that the lid is *not* the single most
>> important bit of safety equipment you can use.... unlike on the other
>> side
>> of the pond, it would seem.
>
>This *is* the USA, after all ;-)
>
>I liked the riders diligently stopping dead at the Stop sign which
>they are hot on in the States. One of our local TT courses has a Stop
>sign along its route. Do they? No.
Is that a course that's used for only club events, or one that's also used
for CTT open events? The reason I ask, is that obviously, there's no excuse
for not stopping, but I've not known a course used for open events to have a
stop line on the course. Give Way, yes, but not a stop line. Well, not that
I've noticed. Part of CTT rules to adhere to HC. I can understand a certain
amount of 'leeway' given to riders if it's a club event, eg., not
disqualifying them, but would be genuinely surprised if said course was used
on CTT open events.
One of the problems appearing on courses in my neck of the woods is the
proliferation of traffic lights, e.g. on a pedestrian crossing point near a
school. It's entirely possible for the duration of the event to get the
lights turned off for the duration of the event and have the crossing
marshalled, since TTs tend to happen at weekends when schools are closed, so
significantly reduced need for the lights there, but it's one more hassle to
deal with when organising an event.