Proposal 37: DH walking and running [ Revision 3 ]

Committee: Muni
Submitted on 2015-03-24
Status: Passed on April 07, 2015

Background

Judges should be able to enforce penalties immediately. This is only possible with a clearer rule for dismounts, running an walking.

Proposal

4.10.1 Dismounted Riders

OLD:

Running is not allowed, except momentarily to slow down after a dismount. Riders may walk if necessary. Riders may receive a time penalty or be disqualified if they disregard this rule.

NEW:

Running and fast walking are not allowed, except momentarily to slow down after an unplanned dismount. After a dismount, riders have to come to a complete halt before mounting the unicycle again. Riders may generally walk slowly if necessary. The following penalties apply if riders disregard this rule:

1. Riders get an immediate time penalty of five seconds when they intentionally run or walk fast, not recovering from a fall. A judge must clearly indicate when the time penalty starts and when the rider may continue - e.g. by blowing a whistle and counting down from five.
2. Riders get disqualified immediately when they do not stop and wait five seconds after the judge's indication. The disqualification should be signalled to the rider immediately by a judge - e.g. by blowing a whistle twice.

Judges must be trained and tested to correctly enforce these rules. Riders must be informed about the type of signalling prior to the race.

 

Body

While the new version is definitely stricter than the old one it still leaves a little space for interpretation.

Not coming to a complete halt does not explicitly result in a time penalty. I see the danger of unjustified penalties here unless it is clear to everyone what full halt means and how long that is.

But if a rider walks fast after a dismount for more then just two steps before remounting then the judge can decide that it was a case of intentional fast walking and enforce a time penalty.

The whistle is listed as an example only, It needs to be tested first, other alternatives might be better suited.

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Discussion

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Change Log:

Revision 3 changed by Rocco Schulz (28 Mar 05:29)

changed order of sentences

Revision 2 changed by Rocco Schulz (27 Mar 14:20)

Updated the proposal to include Scott's suggestion. Riders only get disqualified when they ignore the judge.

Revision 1 changed by Rocco Schulz (24 Mar 18:20)

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Votes on this proposal:

17 out of 23 voting members have voted.

Agree: 17, Disagree: 0, Abstain: 0.