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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WzmatNKAn0 at 1hr 54 mins- this happened yesterday in the European U21 team final in Krosno.

Those girls were very lucky. There could have been dreadful consequences if the Bike had hit them.

 

Anyone know how the Rider is?

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It`s a normal video from a live internet showing yesterday- i`m sure it`s there on that youtube link.

Click on the link and it plays automatically like youtube videos do.Sometimes you might have to clcick play,but not on this ocassion

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The real point is that the bike appeared to be under power for several seconds after the rider had fallen off. This cannot be if the cut out is working correctly. An interesting near miss could have been a tragic accident to those girls and the other official that was nearly collected. When I was racing you had to demonstrate that a cut out worked correctly under scrutineering.

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You could have carried on watching and seen for yourself :lol:

Sorry mate - I didn't have time - I had to go out. :t:

 

Oops - could have looked again when I came back like. :unsure: :unsure: :oops::oops:

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I thought engines cut out once the safety cord was detached. Or did he not have it round the wrist?

I think you can see the cord attached to the rider's wrist as he lay on the track after the accident.

The cut out didn't.

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And for those that want to go straight to the incident, rather than watch nearly two hours of dross,

its at 1.55.30. That time starts as the rider involved comes off the fourth bend.

Very very lucky girls indeed!

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In looking at it again the rider still appears to have hold of the throttle until halfway across the track after bouncing off the boards so if the bike was revving flat out i would expect it to travel that far as engine braking alone isn't going to slow it down with little weight aboard and could be that the cut out was fully operational?

That said it could have been horrific had any injuries ensued as would the resulting lawsuit. Sadly it seems to be that accidents have to happen before any action is actually taken.

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