Signalmen threaten to strike at Tour of Flanders

When this is your view, it's good to have a signalman to warn of obstacles you'd never see!

When this is your view, it's good to have a signalman to warn of obstacles you'd never see! (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Wednesday's race saw the dramatic crash of three riders into a traffic island with a street sign, only 44 km from the finish line. There was apparently at that island no signalman, one of those people who stand at obstacles and wave flags to warn the riders.