Explained: New Isle of Man TT safety measures after its most lethal year ever
The six competitors who died at the often-notorious even♔t in 2022 equalled the all-time record.
A total of 266 fatalities have been recorded in its 166-year history bඣut,🐽 this year, organisers have stepped up protocols to save riders.
GPS tracking
Mandatory GPS tracking d𝓰evices will be fitted to all competing and non-competing vehicles.
This aims toꦍ give Race Control a greater overview in case of an emergency🦄.
There will be 🎃a non-mandatory rider briefing, after qualifyingꩵ, for their feedback.
Digital flag system
Black flags will be🅠 added to the digital red flag system which was first introduced last year.
These hav🤪e been tested for regular road users before the TT began.
Grid formation
The rules will revert to the 2019 format of using qualifying speed for racer starts rather than number or🐲der.
Medical staff on hand
Isle of Man TT medical chief Dr Gareth Davies told : "We have a system whereby there are trackside medics that wi𒁏ll be at the rider's side within a matter of seconds.
"And then we have three different helicopters to support the racing, three response cars, an𒁏d then about five or six different ambulances. So there's quite a complex network of medical s🍒taff there.
"In our daily working lives, we see people going to work that are killed, just trave🐻lling on a push bike or an accident on the way to work.
"We see people who may be undertaking climbing or other sporting activities. So it's not alien to see peo👍ple injured.
"From our point of view. I think we very much se꧂e the racing as a huge challenge, a huge sort of celebration of the human spirit, and we're here to support them."
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sp✨orts for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
