The mission of the Brett Downey Safety Foundation is to supplement the motocross community by increasing safety awareness of riders, parents, track owners, and promoters to make the sport of motocross as safe as possible, minimizing injuries and helping to preserve all motocross tracks.
Moreover, the Foundation is a non-profit organization lead by a volunteer staff. Some of the goals the foundation has set are:
* Produce A Rider Awareness Safety Brochure
* Train and Certify flaggers that will be available to all tracks;
* Send a qualified representative from the Foundation to all national races to help promoters implement the safety requirements; and
* Make sure flaggers at all national events have completed the training from the foundation to be certified.
Set Guidelines for Tracks and help implement them (examples)
* Post track rules in a visible place;
* Use only certified flaggers;
* Provide an adequate number of certified flaggers and place in proper areas of the track;
* Enforce the wearing of safety gear;
* Provide emergency medical technicians;
* Provide sufficient watering and grooming;
* Clearly mark track direction including entry and exit points; and
* Break up practices by engine size and ability if too many riders are on the track.
* Standardize yellow flag rule at all tracks (NO Jumping and NO Passing).
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