missed him by that much

[NICKG]

love the rally cars!

[trekkor]

He didn't even notice ( or care ).

All the rally footage I see seems to include fans dodgeing the cars.
Why do the drivers tolerate this?

Every run, you run the risk of taking out the gallery?!?

I expect to see cars rolling through the crowd.
How do they prevent this?



KT

[kstar]

That guy must have ice in his veins; amazing.

Best,

Kurt

[ckissick]

Why did the spectator cross the road?

[kstar]

To get to the other side?

[trekkor]

With that day-glow, yellow-green vest, he looked like an official.


KT

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Originally Posted by trekkor

With that day-glow, yellow-green vest, he looked like an official.


KT

he was almost an official hood ornament

[Steve PH]

From what I understand the guy was an official, not exactly setting a great example really!

[Mo_Gearhead]

I asked previously (on another 'rally' thread) and got no answer so ....since these do not take place in the lawyer clogged/ambulance chasing USA , can someone in a country where these (rallys) DO take place answer please?

I have seen MANY videos of crowds lining race (rally) courses as in the above video. What happens (legally) if a pedestrian is hit? Is the race car driver REQUIRED to stop? Are the pedestrians/observers/fans notified that they are on their own if they choose to stand/sit/cross so close to the racers?

A race sanctioning body in the USA would be sued out of existence the first time some drunk standing beside the race course was sideswiped, much less killed?

Anyone???

[Komenda Fan]

I've attended the Rally of the Tall Pines here in Canada a few times, and I have never seen people taking the risks that we see in some of the videos. I would be curious to head over to some European venue and see what it is like. I understand copious quantities of alcohol might be involved.

What I will say, however, is that the rest of the world does not seem as paranoid about safety as North America is. I can make arguments for and against, but I am finding North Americas insistence that a law must exist for everything asphyxiating. At some point, don't we have to let people make their own choices? Do we really need to live to a standard set for the lowest common denominator?

[Mo_Gearhead]

QUOTE:" ... but I am finding North Americas insistence that a law must exist for everything asphyxiating. At some point, don't we have to let people make their own choices? Do we really need to live to a standard set for the lowest common denominator?"
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No disagreement there from me.

But when you have people/plaintiffs getting paid large settlements for spilling HOT COFFEE in their laps (How was I to know? Sniff...Sniff. Cha CHING!) we (USA) sure seem to be headed down the road to ..."It's someone else's fault ...Not mine!!"

[Aerkuld]

I'm just glad I don't have to do his laundry. That would surely need a thorough rinse before putting in the machine with your work shirts.

[Mo_Gearhead]

Gotta bump this.

Is there no one (abroad, where these ralleys are held) that can tell us how the local jurisdiction/state laws/federal ...whatever, apply to the safety of the observers on what appear to be public roads?

Is it like 'free range' turkeys out there?

If a car looses control and flies into someone, who's at fault "legally"?
Driver? Race sanctioning body?

or ...No Fault ...bad show ...sorry!???