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Re: Serious issue on motor insurance and circuits
Posted by 'raceinstructor' on 14 May 2009 @ 13:49

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raceinstructorJoined: August 2007
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I can clarify the situation a little.

The paddock and all public access areas are subject in law to the road traffic act as long as the public has vehicle access. he only time the paddock area is not subject to the road traffic act is when the access is obstructed by a CLOSED gate.
This ruling does not only apply to race circuits but any area that can be accessed by a vehicle that is not deemed as a secure private area by means of fencing and closed gates. Yes you can be prosecuted for dangerous driving in a field!
Many motor sport venues have been aware of this problem for the last 3 years or more and some have taken steps to ensure they are not liable, hence the banning of paddock bikes and non licensed car drivers (youngsters) driving dads car in the paddock. This is also why you cannot drive your kart in the paddock. Motor race circuits avoid this obvious problem of getting to the circuit from the pit space by having a closed paddock.
There are a number of insurance implication problems facing other areas of motor sport including the legality of forest stage rallies that, if the letter of the current laws are applied, the competitors are using public access areas (forestry roads) that are owned by the Crown and as such the road traffic act applies, not only with regard to insurance but also the SPEED LIMITS! I can just see an enterprising bobby on a WRC stage giving Sebastion Loeb a ticket!
A CAN OF WORMS that we all must hope stays firmly closed otherwise the implications will effect us all especially if the 'Green Police' get hold of the idea they can stop motor sport with existing legislation.

Message Thread:

Serious issue on motor insurance and circuits by 'DavyBoy' (14 May 2009 @ 9:27)

Re: Serious issue on motor insurance and circuits by 'Graham S' (14 May 2009 @ 10:35)

Re: Serious issue on motor insurance and circuits by 'DavyBoy' (14 May 2009 @ 11:05)

Re: Serious issue on motor insurance and circuits by 'TKMrulez' (14 May 2009 @ 11:38)

Re: Serious issue on motor insurance and circuits by 'DavyBoy' (14 May 2009 @ 13:16)

Re: Serious issue on motor insurance and circuits by 'raceinstructor' << You are here!

Re: Serious issue on motor insurance and circuits by 'DavyBoy' (14 May 2009 @ 17:01)

Re: Serious issue on motor insurance and circuits by 'Graham S' (15 May 2009 @ 14:51)

Re: Serious issue on motor insurance and circuits by 'DavyBoy' (15 May 2009 @ 15:23)

Re: Serious issue on motor insurance and circuits by 'blobslosak' (15 May 2009 @ 16:27)

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