We cannot deny that MotoGP is exciting this year. Nor can we deny to all of us who like racing, that we prefer to be watching and enjoying them than working. But in this life you have to be responsible, and if you have to be on the chopping block while there are races, then you have to be on the chopping block, that’s all.
So with the premise that work and duty awaited him, a lifeguard went into service. Be careful, we are talking about a lifeguard not in the pool, which a priori is a more controlled environment (although equally dangerous), but rather in the beach, the sea and everything that entails. Therefore all precautions are few.
The fact is that in the Italian town of Santa Marghertia Ligure, Genoa, the aforementioned lifeguard, whose name has not been revealed, had the brilliant idea of following MotoGP live. The great advantage of smartphones these days is that you can enjoy racing whenever there is coverage.
Being a lifeguard is a very serious job to be distracted by MotoGP
The problem this time was that watching the motorcycles was incompatible with the job he had to do, which consisted of watching the beach and the bathers. And, as on motorcycles, at sea caution and prevention are the main guarantors of our safety.
So, once discovered and according to the reconstructions of the Harbor Master’s agents, it was concluded that he had reduced the safety guarantees provided by the beach assistance service, with conduct that could put the safety of bathers at risk.
For this reason, by not carrying out his job correctly and applying the regulations that sanction oversight omissions and non-compliance with supervisory tasks, the lifeguard in particular has been fined 2,064 euros, a high amount of money for a worker.
We do not know if this distraction at work has led to some type of suspension or if everything has been left in the fine. What is certain is that, drawing parallels between driving and the sea, distractions kill. And that’s above a MotoGP race.
