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Originally Posted by dave ede
Sentinel helps a bit..........Only when the approaching vehicle decides to activate it, and often they don't.
If they are driving blind what benefit is it to the competitor already in the 'dust'? He may just get one last chance to scream 'Oh Fcuk' before getting mowed down.
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Yes, as I said, the system is not failsafe. It makes it less risky and hopefully the system will be better over time, but no system is better then the users.
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Originally Posted by dave ede
The risks, even in africa have been high, and by your own admission state that on this rally the tracks are narrower and the risks are higher. This should not be the case. I am 'Pro' bikes and definately NOT anti car or truck, but surely commonsense should prevail. Even experienced middle order riders have expressed concern, so what must it be like at the back of the motorcycle pack being charged down firstly by the quickest cars, and to top it off the trucks as well?
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It must be a nightmare!
As far as I know there hasn’t been any serious accidents related to this yet. There have been a couple of times where cars have crashed into fallen motorbikes. But as far as I know no people has been injured because of this.
Of course this is not the way it should be, they need more space! Do they drive trucks and motorbikes at the same time on a RR-competition?
But personally I’m not a fan of the “new” Dakar-rally, it has transformed into a crowded track-race instead of a huge open desert-race.
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Originally Posted by dave ede
It would be nice to see the bikes run a day ahead of the rest, but due to the logistics of running such an event would probably be unworkable mainly due to cost.
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One thing is cost, but a lot of the trucks are also supply-vehicles for both cars and bikes.
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