to inconvenience unduly members of the public. The Official must have a good working knowledge of the Rights of Use applying to the Section. Alternative routes for other Rights of Way users must be signposted. Warning Notices in accordance with Chapter 3 as appropriate and the Safety Code should be on display in all such areas.
2.5. Appropriate sanitation must be available throughout the route of the Event the locations of which must be communicated within Event documents. Particular consideration must be given to locations prior to Special Stages and at Service Areas and Rest Halts. Local authority guidance is especially relevant in respect of the provision for Spectators. Further guidance is given in the Stage Rally Safety Requirements.
2.6. No person may drive more than 200 miles continuously without relief and there must be a prescribed rest period of at least one hour for each Driver at intervals of not more than 200 miles.
2.7. Any Event that runs for more than 14 hours must unless previously agreed by the ASN have a rest halt of at least two hours.
2.8. Wherever Competitors are on a Public Highway they must be controlled by a pre-determined speed schedule unless they are allowed to complete the Event in their own time. This schedule must not require or encourage Drivers to exceed any statutory limits where imposed or be considered dangerous or unreasonable in relation to prevailing traffic conditions and the nature of the route.
2.9. No time or speed schedule must be imposed which requires or encourages Competitors while using a highway open to the public to achieve an average speed between any two points that exceeds the following limits:
a.
30mph for Vehicles in the case of all highways other than motorways. For sections run on minor roads under 4m wide during daylight hours( 07.00 to 22.00 hrs) the average speed may not be greater than 20mph unless agreed by the RLO.
b. 60mph for cars in the case of motorways. c. 25mph in the case of any Vehicle subject to a speed limit( such as vans). d. 20mph for Vehicles on neutral sections( except on M A or B class roads). 2.10. There must be no bonus for exceeding the specified average.
2.11. Competitors must be given in advance by Official Document( s) all the information necessary to enable them to calculate the speed that they are being asked to average( App. 5).
2.12. The Organisers may establish a check at any point for the purpose of observing maintenance of a set speed and / or time schedule and / or route provided that Competitors are advised of these checks in the Official Documents and are given all the necessary information to enable compliance.
2.13. Where Competitors are going onto a highway from private ground every practicable precaution should be taken to avoid depositing mud or soil on the highway.
2.14. The use of gated roads should be avoided if practicable but if Competitors are to traverse a gated road then adequate arrangements must be made to ensure that all gateways are manned by Marshals who must ensure that no Competitor is required to open a gate and that all gates are closed after the Competition.
2.15. Occupiers of land adjacent to the road must be advised before the Competition.
2.16. Except when used as Special Stages the use of single-track roads should be avoided if practicable during daylight but if Competitors are to traverse such roads the speed set must be lowered as appropriate.
2.17. Those sections of an Event involving difficult navigation by means of map references or a detailed route card must be scheduled so that no Competitor is traversing minor roads during the busy morning or evening hours unless the required average speed is not more than 20mph.
2.18. Controls must be sited at places where there is adequate room for Officials’ and Competitors’ Vehicles to stop without affecting non-Rally traffic.
2.19. Controls must be sited at least 500m from occupied houses except where written approval has been obtained from the occupants.
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