New safety rules

[Lefty]

Borrowdale - 1st male Ricky Lightfoot, number on shorts!! 1st lady Nicky Spinks number folded!! DQ'ed next yr what nonsense..

Good point Woodzy.......watch what Jebby does though when he gets to the number takers and what he does.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ALDblJxHnWk&feature=plcp

[Wheeze]

BTW, the whole thing about using metric measurements was the finest spell of whinging about nothing that has ever been displayed on this forum.

It was sheer stupidity about the change of two numbers from one scale to another.

Sorry, cannot agree with you there. I absolutely hate the metric. I have no idea of comparative value. Why should I be disconnected from something I can understand?? Why not have both......PLEASE!!!

[TheGrump]

Hear, Hear.

I always pin my number, unfolded, on the middle of my vest.

If I have to put a jacket over the top, I always unzip it (no matter how foul the weather) so that the marshals can see it
I never shout out my number, as I might mis-remember it, the marshals might mis-hear, plus the marshals have no way of being sure that I am not somebody without a number just "blagging it"

I do all of the above not because it is in the FRA Safety Requirements Document, not because the Race Organiser has required it and not because I am some sort of goody two shoes, but FOR MY OWN SAFETY.

Good point Woodzy.......watch what Jebby does though when he gets to the number takers and what he does.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ALDblJxHnWk&feature=plcp

If you watch Ricky's shadow, he also stops, presumably to ensure his race number is recorded accurately.

It would seem those who understand the importance of this cooperate with marshals. Those who don't (want to) understand need rules and sanctions.

[IainR]

So the FRA/Grump/Graham are now saying its OK to have your number anywhere as long as we ensure the markers/marshalls see it.. common sense approach..

[TheGrump]

So the FRA/Grump/Graham are now saying its OK to have your number anywhere as long as we ensure the markers/marshalls see it.. common sense approach..

Just The Grump; you're making assumptions again Iain.

[noel]

Sorry, cannot agree with you there. I absolutely hate the metric. I have no idea of comparative value. Why should I be disconnected from something I can understand?? Why not have both......PLEASE!!!

You should get a little piece of paper in your wallet Wheeze. With a list of kms and their equivalent miles distances. Then on the back of the piece of paper, metres and feet. In fact I'll make one and sell it.

I can completely sympathise. We've only been metric since 1971, so I can see this must be tricky for some of us

But teasing aside, I really would benefit from that piece of paper.

[Wheeze]

Metric for money but not distance. I fell race for fun not to come face to face with irritating compliance with something imposed. I,ll eat my Walshes if the idea to co metric AND ONLY SHOW metric originated from within FRA.

[Lefty]

Metrication.....here was an example whereby the majority of the membership and race organisers were against it but the Fra went ahead with it anyway !

[Amex]

Metrication.....here was an example whereby the majority of the membership and race organisers were against it but the Fra went ahead with it anyway !

If thats true Lefty and i don't doubt you why did it happen?
I see in the race calendar that both are still used which i am ok with but will this still be the case in a few years time?

[Lefty]

If thats true Lefty and i don't doubt you why did it happen?
I see in the race calendar that both are still used which i am ok with but will this still be the case in a few years time?

Both are quoted on the website Amex although not in the handbook which is where I suspect most people look.