I blame the Tour for allowing people to be so close. This sort of stuff happens in road rally’s too. A car goes off a corner and mows down 20 people, some of whom often die.
There is zero barrier between the bikers and the crowd. That’s stupid. And it’s not her fault. And yeah, what she did was stupid too, but she is the only one being charged.
The article implies that there are rules for the spectators, and she violated them. According to the article, that is why she can be charged.
“And it’s not her fault.”
Absolutely her fault!
‘...but she is the only one being charged...
probably it is because she was the only one of those non-barriered people who actually contacted the riders and caused the fracas, but that’s pure conjecture on my part...
There is zero barrier between the bikers and the crowd. That’s stupid. And it’s not her fault. And yeah, what she did was stupid too, but she is the only one being charged.
You might want to take a little time to educate yourself about how the preparation is done. This year the course is 3,484.2 km (2,165 mi)Are you demanding that they barricade the entire route? They certainly do that in most towns and at key points but barricading the entire course is ridiculous.
How do you put a barrier on two sides for a 125 mile race?
How do you put a barrier on two sides for a 125 mile race?
but she is the only one being charged.
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Yep she was the only one that stuck her sign a foot or two out
into the roadway as the riders were passing. If she hadn’t
turned sideways to the road the sign never would have been
out in the roadway.