Proposal 7: Revise/Change 2B.7.4 Lane Use to Lane Infringement [ Revision 2 ]
Committee: TrackSubmitted on 2023-07-09
Status: Passed on August 08, 2023
Background
The current rule on lane use has short comings in many places:
- It covers only lane-bound races, but it should be prohibited to leave lane 1 to the inside also in non-lane-bound races.
- Leaving the lane in lane-bound races is not allowed according to the current rule, even to the outside in the bend or on the straight, even if no advantage can be gained in this case.
- Riding on the lane markings is currently allowed, which can lead to problems.
All in all, it became clear in the discussion that it would make sense to follow the rules of athletics here and to rewrite the rule and take all these aspects into account.
Proposal
Revision of the Rule: (As PDF Version with changes highlighted)
Old Rule:
2B.7.4 Lane Use
2B.7.2.2 Lane Use
In most races, a rider must stay in his or her own lane, except when the rider has to swerve to avoid being involved in a crash. In all other cases, a rider who goes outside their lane is disqualified. Going outside a track lane means that the tire of the unicycle touches the ground outside his assigned lane. Riding on the marking is allowed. No physical contact between riders is allowed during racing.
New Rule (Numbering according to Proposal 3 - if this fails it remains with the old numbering):
2B.7.2.2 Lane Infringement
1. In all races or sections of races:
1.1 that are lane-bound, riders may not leave and ride outside their assigned lane. Riding outside of a lane means that the tire of the unicycle touches the marking on either side of the assigned lane, this means riding on the markings is not allowed.
1.2 that are non-lane bound, riders may not leave lane 1 to the inside. Leaving lane 1 to the inside means to ride on or inside the kerb or line marking of the track border.
If a rider violates this rule, they (or in case of a relay competition, their team) shall be disqualified. This does not apply to cases described in paragraph 2.
2. A rider (or in case of a relay competition, their team) shall not be disqualified if the rider:
2.1 is pushed or forced by another person or object to leave their lane or ride on or inside the kerb or line marking of the track border, e.g. to avoid being involved in a crash, or
2.2 rides outside their lane on the straight or rides outside the outer line of their lane on the bend, or
2.3 leaves the lane during a relay competition to pick up the dropped baton
and does not gain a material advantage by doing so and does not obstruct another rider in the process. If, in the judgement of the referee, a material advantage is gained and/or another rider is obstructed, the rider (or team) shall be disqualified.
Body
Further information can be found in the corresponding discussion 18
In the linked PDF version hopefully all changes are highlighted: red and crossed out means this part is omitted, blue and italic is new.
References
Discussion
View DiscussionChange Log:
- Revision 2 changed by Jan Vocke (10 Jul 09:47)
(1) Changed "touches the marking of the assigned lane" into "touches the marking on either side of the assigned lane"
(2) Changed "border" to "track border", to distinguish from (lane) marking
(3) Removed line break between "a" and "crash" in paragraph 2.1
(4) Put "or, in the case of a relay competition, their team" in brackets- Revision 1 changed by Jan Vocke (09 Jul 02:28)
Votes on this proposal:
3 out of 5 voting members have voted.
Agree: 3, Disagree: 0, Abstain: 0.