Hi Paul etal
I think one of reasons course workers like to roll flag & tuck under arm is
help hold up their upper body.......whatever.....
You're absolutely right, some workers who do that and are warned just seem
to have a hard time understanding the difference with holding the flag
unfurled, as in your
case whooooo knowss?????
We seem to spend quite a bit of energy here
indoctrinating/training/educating new drivers about the importance of
safety and the significance of what they're doing.
The few seconds needed either to go over to where a red flag is laying on
the ground or to unfurl a red flag IS IMPORTANT.....and needs to be
respected whether or not the new course worker agrees with the concept.
I've seen a safety steward go out to a course worker and explain why it's
important to hold the red flag unfurled after the course worker ignored
repeated attempts to get him to do so.
If we don't have a safe event--we don't run.....
Judy Becker
Autoxing in San Diego,CA {:>}
At 04:06 PM 1/11/99 -0500, Paul Osnes wrote:
> Joshua Hadler Wrote:
>
> >>...Adding to this, is that it should be a reminder for anyone who
> >>works a flagging position. Always have that flag in your hand...
>
> I'd like to add one more reminder; Don't roll the flag up around the
> stick. It happened so fast I don't know what I would have made of a
> guy chasing me with a red stick, assuming I would have seen him-
> remember I was looking right and just caught sight of him to my left
> front. A waving red square will attract the eye a lot quicker than a
> stick.
>
> >>...That time it take to pick up that flag could make all of the
> >>difference. I'll bet it did for Paul, and I'll bet he's thankful for
> >>it too...
>
> Oh yea. Another second or so and I would have had to try swerving
> left since I wouldn't have been able to stop short.
>
> >>...He/She was probably a new driver, and it would certainly do them
> >>no good to have some rippin' miata come smacking into them at their
> >>first event...
>
> I did get close enough to see that he was wearing a loaner helmet.
>
> Paul Osnes
> 496 BS
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