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Rider overtakes roads open car

Wed, 30 May 2018

A biker was stopped by police after overtaking the roads open car following last night's TT practice.

The roads open car leaves the Grandstand at the end of each practice or race session to confirm the course is open to traffic again, but each section remains closed until the car has passed.

Police say the biker will be dealt with firmly as the overtake means they were travelling on closed roads.

The incident comes just a day after a spectator entered closed roads at Crosby, resulting in a four-week prison sentence and an exclusion order.

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