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Originally Posted by tommy d
I think the crew guys shoes sticking to the track also had something to do with the fall. What he was doing wasn't safe and a major distraction for the driver as well. Maybe the door wasn't closed tight?
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A couple of points here, after watching the video.
The crew man went back and opened the door. He didn't just try to latch it..During this action the truck was pre-staged.
Once the tree is "armed", the stage sequence begins. If the second car doesn't stage in a pre-set amount of time, he goes red. If he does make it in, then the tree starts it's count down in a random about of time.
During this , I believe that the tower personnel are the only people who can turn on the panic lights and stop the tree , which they didn't do.
So we see the starter with two choices..
Pull the crew person back to where he might have used too much force, possibly causing the guy to to lose his balance on the glued surface.
Or two, let the guy stand there with the door open, as the truck launched on the third amber, possibly causing harm to him in that manor?
What would some of the commenters prefer?
We could see the crew guy get back up, and from what I hear, he realized he shouldn't have touched the truck at that time, and did, in fact, shake hands with the starter.