there is no legal definition of "public place" I'm afraid - it was written deliberately vague so the coppers could do you for just about anything.
its not just next to road, or path (especially with this right to roam coming through) - technically a supermarket car park (that is closed) is "open" to the public but thats what the law is used for
you need to notify the police under one of the road traffic acts (unless its permitted by a governing body)
and most importantly, you by law (also under one of the road traffic act) have to be insured because you are in a "public place" - the law was designated to stop boy racer in the supermarket car park (ie your not on the highway) and it lets the traffic police screw you
hence land owner permission is insufficient - you need 3rd party liability insurance - eg if you hit some bobbly who is asking for it there is something to claim against
i thought - (could be wrong and im im not consulting the handbook) you can ask the observer for a 5, but if the clerk of the ocurse asks you to ride the route and you don't its a 10 IIRC ????
we have expert, inter and novice at centre level but at combine level we also have expert-B for those "trapped" people.
dunno if such a national system would work as you could be really good down south and yet not have ridden any/many rocks while all you up north ride is rocks
We have three colours of rider number red,yellow,white.
Or at some clubs a red cross across the number for expert route.
Gives us older folk an idea which route to dive into when a rider sneaks up on our dodgy hearing aids too.
thats what we do - sorta
we used to buy the numbers 1-99, 100-109 , etc from Stacey's but now ahve started printing our own - eg Sidcup & DMCC Jack Thompson British Bike Trial 2003, with number and colour of route (white or red)
such as
cheers - nice to know how other people run their events
ahh so you don't hand out number at the start for riders to use !!!
we have programme with names next to numbers and the riders collect their two number when they sign on - one for the front of the bike and one for the rear / back of helmet
edit - so you "Normally" / "used to" ride like my avatar is with no number ?
re nationals and such - i take you run "closed to clubs" and then what "open to Scotland" (of some kind) and then "open to all ACU" and then "internationals" say ?
sorry silly southerner here - what are you lot doing which requires your centre (the SACU) to be issuing fixed numbers (i guess thats what your on about ?)
we get them off Stacey's as we use loads for enduros - the welsh two day use a different supplier aw we were considering them as they do different colours
for event direction from the roads we also have used number plates and proper sign written jobbies
125cc Rule
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last year in MX it was 250cc (two stork or four stroke) till 17 then open
but this year its now 250 two stroke 450 two stroke (see http://www.motorcyclinggb.co.uk/HandBook/SectionE2004.pdf)
john Collins explained it for trials, at the clerk of the course seminar i did, but i forget the exact niceties
rabie