| I pretty much stated my thoughts on Gus's thread which, it was rightfully pointed out, was pretty tasteless of me but I felt so strongly about this issue. Like Jen, I feel that the TT has had its day and I've just read on another website that in the year 2000, 200 people had met theirs ends there and several more have died since.
Oh its challenging alright and you could argue that some riders probably got killed in North Wales last weekend doing what they love doing but they were not taking part in a regulated and supposedly organised event which has a duty of care to its competitors.
The worst thing of all is that an inquest is held for each fatality and the verdict is always misadventure but nothing ever changes and people continue to die each year seemingly with little or no improvements to safety.
Rant over.
[Edited on 13-6-2005 by Michael J] |