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Security: a constant concern
The teams of the rally are especially careful when it comes to all the security questions, whether it concerns the protection of the spectators present on the side of the tracks or the competitors registered in the race or in assistance vehicles. Before the race starts, through information campaigns, and during the event where important sanitary measures are planned, the Dakar organisation has settled for several years a consistent plan of action.
For the 2009 edition, the security and risk prevention plan is developed in partnership with the Argentinean authorities and the Argentina Automobile Club on one side and with the Chilean authorities on the other. It is mainly by working on the location of risks and on adapting the means set up for the terrain that the exchange of information is the most efficient. In this domain, anticipation is the best ally for security.