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Rider down: MotoGP's future accident-detection system

In the aftermath of tragic accidents for teenage riders in junior classes this season, falling and being hit by following competitors, new safety regulations have targeted changes in three areas: Entry List Sizes and Age Limits, Rider Equipment and Rider Communication. While the reduction in some grid sizes and raising of age limits are self-explanatory, whatever the advances in rider equipment it's sadly not possible to fully protect against a direct impact from a motorcycle at high speed. The best that can probably be done in such situations is to try and warn following riders as soon as possible, increasing their chances of successful evasive action. That's what the 'Rider...
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