Quote Originally Posted by Rallyper View Post
But how hard is it to make a combination by also stopping next car according to rules? How would they have done if they where on a remote place? Just called the Chief Medical Officer or stopped next competitor?
It would have been quite simple to have waved the SOS board and interrupted the stage. However, stopping the following car is not a rule, it is a procedure should you require assistance from those competitors. He didn't require assistance from following competitors as he was getting assistance from a Paramedic evidently and was able to speak directly with HQ. Therefore why would you stop the stage? Nobody would have thanked him for doing so.
It's easy to be wise in hindsight and to say that there was no injury and no harm. That clearly wasn't the feeling on location at the time and presumably wasn't the view of the assisting Paramedic.
It would be interesting to hear from the Paramedic as to his views on the urgency. Regardless, the actions of the crew were absolutely appropriate.