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Re: This is a Joke right? April fool cames early
Posted by 'SimonS' on 11 Mar 2011 @ 20:51

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First, I agree that that is what it appears to say, but look slightly more closely.

C215:

Penalty points will be imposed for:

C215.1 Driving: breaches of
1e ?
115 incompatible with general safety or the standard of a reasonably competent driver
Q142 leaving the track without signalling
Q144 & .2 blocking and crowding
Q145 Leaving the track and kerb riding and gaining non-compliant track advantage
Q146 Driving in the wrong direction

C215.2
failure tocomply with flag or light signals
So the ruling is not to take those relevant regulations out of the rulebook, but merely to stop the compulsory award of points on the licence.

And as other people have pointed out, in too many cases it appears that officials have dodged the bullet either because they knew that the offending driver would take it to appeal and the National court if necessary, or that the penalty was too harsh for what might have been a 'minor' infringement.

Look how many people regard 'kerb riding' as a right, knowing that most CoC's are not going to make a 4 point penalty offence out of it.

But, allow the CoC to decide that a person is deliberately stopping overtaking, is deliberately squeezing competitors off the track, or is not driving like a reasonably competent driver and give an immediate penalty and it is far more likely that the penalty will be given.

As done on various tracks to date, where the warning flag is shown for an offence then a penalty is incurred, or where the driver is brought before the CoC for a warning and a penalty can be given for accumulated warnings, even if it is for different offences. (ie: if you need that many warnings or don't see a flag, you aren't being reasonably competent).

I suspect that this is a direct response to the number of people agreeing with the Green Paper suggestion that CoC's get some degree of arbitrary controls and 'totting up' powers that can be exercised immediately.

Message Thread:

This is a Joke right? April fool cames early by 'wildcard' (10 Mar 2011 @ 19:14)

Re: This is a Joke right? April fool cames early by 'PaulMRotax' (10 Mar 2011 @ 19:26)

Re: This is a Joke right? April fool cames early by 'FlyingCarpet' (10 Mar 2011 @ 19:45)

Re: This is a Joke right? April fool cames early by 'Aquila' (10 Mar 2011 @ 19:46)

Re: This is a Joke right? April fool cames early by 'wildcard' (10 Mar 2011 @ 20:23)

Re: This is a Joke right? April fool cames early by 'davidmc' (10 Mar 2011 @ 20:33)

Re: This is a Joke right? April fool cames early by 'alanrr' (10 Mar 2011 @ 20:51)

Re: This is a Joke right? April fool cames early by 'Zico' (10 Mar 2011 @ 21:00)

Re: This is a Joke right? April fool cames early by 'PaulMRotax' (10 Mar 2011 @ 21:08)

Re: This is a Joke right? April fool cames early by 'alanrr' (10 Mar 2011 @ 21:16)

Re: This is a Joke right? April fool cames early by 'NickyW' (10 Mar 2011 @ 21:37)

Re: This is a Joke right? April fool cames early by 'DavidMH' (11 Mar 2011 @ 7:38)

Re: This is a Joke right? April fool cames early by 'GJM' (11 Mar 2011 @ 10:18)

Re: This is a Joke right? April fool cames early by 'GJM' (11 Mar 2011 @ 10:23)

Re: This is a Joke right? April fool cames early by 'RoadRat' (11 Mar 2011 @ 12:54)

Au contraire by 'IainB' (11 Mar 2011 @ 17:44)

IainB by 'Aquila' (11 Mar 2011 @ 21:11)

Re: IainB by 'IainB' (11 Mar 2011 @ 22:32)

Re: This is a Joke right? April fool cames early by 'SimonS' << You are here!

Re: This is a Joke right? April fool cames early by 'KenE' (12 Mar 2011 @ 17:07)

Re: This is a Joke right? April fool cames early by 'LateBraker' (12 Mar 2011 @ 17:51)

car racing??? by 'Aquila' (12 Mar 2011 @ 18:46)

Re: car racing??? by 'IainB' (12 Mar 2011 @ 20:12)

Re: car racing??? by 'Aquila' (13 Mar 2011 @ 8:21)

Re: car racing??? by 'davidmc' (14 Mar 2011 @ 8:58)

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