Some people seem unable to grasp the difference between spectators and participants getting killed and random people who had nothing to do with the event.
I will try one last time to explain.
Unfortunately on Sunday Justin Wilson was killed whilst driving his racing car.
It is extremely sad but that was his job and he knew the risks.
I do not expect a ban of motor racing because of this.
Not in this case but sometimes the racing car crashes into the crowd but the people watching realise it is dangerous and, no doubt, there is a disclaimer on their tickets.
I do not expect a ban of motor racing because of this.
In Formula1 spectators are no longer allowed to be within distances where this could happen.
However, should there be a case of the car crashing off the circuit and out of the stadium to encounter at 200mph a main road resulting in eleven people on the road being killed that race track would be closed until it was made impossible for such an occurrence to happen again.
My conclusion, then, is that that has not been done to a sufficient degree as far as air shows in the middle of residential areas are concerned.
So, we have to accept that some planes at air shows will crash and no one has any idea where they will come down.
I note no one has answered my question "is there another sport, event, whatever, where the participants can escape the arena and kill passers-by?"
If there is not - I can't think of one and no one has given one - then air shows are on their own in being able to do this.
If so, then why are they allowed to continue?
They, therefore, are unique in being able to crash machines onto a road, into someone's house or houses, into a school or shop - anywhere.
Shall we wait for this to happen? You presumably think yes.
It is as irresponsible as drink driving.
I will try one last time to explain.
Unfortunately on Sunday Justin Wilson was killed whilst driving his racing car.
It is extremely sad but that was his job and he knew the risks.
I do not expect a ban of motor racing because of this.
Not in this case but sometimes the racing car crashes into the crowd but the people watching realise it is dangerous and, no doubt, there is a disclaimer on their tickets.
I do not expect a ban of motor racing because of this.
In Formula1 spectators are no longer allowed to be within distances where this could happen.
However, should there be a case of the car crashing off the circuit and out of the stadium to encounter at 200mph a main road resulting in eleven people on the road being killed that race track would be closed until it was made impossible for such an occurrence to happen again.
Alright then, accepting that.You see, like it or not, all accidents are simply random, that is why we call them accidents. Should we ban everything where an accident occurs and people die...NO, should we look into making it safer, investigate what went wrong dispassionately and make fair and reasonable judgements about how to prevent, as far as is reasonably practicable, such events reoccurring.. of course we should, but simply banning it is not the answer.
My conclusion, then, is that that has not been done to a sufficient degree as far as air shows in the middle of residential areas are concerned.
So, we have to accept that some planes at air shows will crash and no one has any idea where they will come down.
I note no one has answered my question "is there another sport, event, whatever, where the participants can escape the arena and kill passers-by?"
If there is not - I can't think of one and no one has given one - then air shows are on their own in being able to do this.
If so, then why are they allowed to continue?
They, therefore, are unique in being able to crash machines onto a road, into someone's house or houses, into a school or shop - anywhere.
Shall we wait for this to happen? You presumably think yes.
It is as irresponsible as drink driving.