{"id":6804,"date":"2015-08-04T06:10:38","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T06:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/?p=6804"},"modified":"2015-07-21T01:56:59","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T01:56:59","slug":"putting-the-plug-on-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2015\/08\/04\/putting-the-plug-on-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting the Plug on Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6805\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6805\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6805\" src=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/Plug-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"This sign reminds riders to ensure their bike handles are properly plugged before a race.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/Plug-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/Plug.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This sign reminds riders to ensure their bike handles are properly plugged before a race.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Safety is at the core of most <a title=\"USA Triathlon Rules\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatriathlon.org\/about-multisport\/rulebook.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">USA Triathlon rules<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While many athletes focus on the rules involving penalties for cheating, drafting, blocking, cutting bikers off, and passing on the wrong side, there are rules designed entirely for the safety of race participants.<\/p>\n<p>One such safety rule is the requirement for plugs on all handlebar ends.<\/p>\n<p>While taping may seem like a good idea, the metal ends can cut through the tape.\u00a0 Exposed metal edges can cause deep lacerations when a bike is traveling at high speed. Rough, round edges can cause permanent injuries to cyclists, onlookers and other participants.<\/p>\n<p>The takeaway ? Always check to make sure that your bar ends are properly and safely plugged. Otherwise, you could unnecessarily injure yourself or others. \u00a0Safety is important, even in the heat of competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safety is at the core of most USA Triathlon rules. While many athletes focus on the rules involving penalties for cheating, drafting, blocking, cutting bikers off, and passing on the wrong side, there are rules designed entirely for the safety of race participants. One such safety rule is the requirement for plugs on all handlebar&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2015\/08\/04\/putting-the-plug-on-safety\/\" title=\"Continue reading &lsquo;Putting the Plug on Safety&rsquo;\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6],"tags":[6653,6253,988,996,1840,4158,6654,6652,6617,6618],"class_list":["post-6804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cases","category-races","tag-athlete-safety-lawyer","tag-best-usa-triathlon-lawyer","tag-bike-safety","tag-bike-safety-lawyer","tag-doug-landau","tag-race-safety","tag-safe-biking","tag-triathlon-safety-rules","tag-usa-triathlon-safety-rules","tag-usat-competitive-rules"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Putting the Plug on Safety - Sports Injury Law<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2015\/08\/04\/putting-the-plug-on-safety\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Putting the Plug on Safety - Sports Injury Law\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Safety is at the core of most USA Triathlon rules. 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