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Race Safety - Was "How young is too young?"
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<blockquote data-quote="John Galbreath Jr." data-source="post: 489218" data-attributes="member: 31"><p>I was intending to stay out of this thread, however, as it has not turned more to "race safety", I'll chime in.</p><p></p><p>I am not going to take sides anymore. Most know my feelings, if not, ask me around the next campfire or trail intersection.</p><p></p><p>But, PERSONALLY, I don't feel there is a place *I* can stand that meet my requirements. Safety and visibility. Safe and can't see, or see and not a safe distance if a rig has a throttle or steering failure, or a knocked out driver on the gas.</p><p></p><p>So, I have made the decision to not go to the events. Matt and Cole get in all kinds of risky positions to show the best on YouTube. Unless I stand next to them, I can't see as well as their camera. So, I just wait a day, and watch it on YouTube, and use the weekend to go and support my local park and "trail bounce".</p><p></p><p>There was a time where I really wanted to make the safety changes necessary in the sport. I have helped HPO add concrete barriers to a race hill. I have assisted at RBD moving the crowd WAY back. Giving better safety and visibility to all. I have started threads about safety and possible outcomes to the current direction.</p><p></p><p>However, I do not like the possible legal ramifications of helping place barriers and tape. I feel by assisting in placing the safe barrier, I am open to liability if the "safe zone" is not safe.</p><p></p><p>I live my life by a simple prayer, called the Serenity Prayer. It goes like this:</p><p></p><p>God grant me the serenity</p><p>To accept the things I cannot change;</p><p>Courage to change the things I can;</p><p>And wisdom to know the difference.</p><p></p><p>Living one day at a time;</p><p>Enjoying one moment at a time;</p><p>Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;</p><p>Taking, as He did, this sinful world</p><p>As it is, not as I would have it;</p><p>Trusting that He will make all things right</p><p>If I surrender to His Will;</p><p>So that I may be reasonably happy in this life</p><p>And supremely happy with Him</p><p>Forever and ever in the next.</p><p>Amen.</p><p></p><p>I used to think this fell into "Courage to change the things I can", but recently, I have changed it from that category to this "God grant me the serenity</p><p>To accept the things I cannot change"</p><p></p><p>I have decided I do not have the ability to change the safety and direction of the sport. So, carry on, I'll be out "trail bouncing" and watching YouTube while most are at work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Galbreath Jr., post: 489218, member: 31"] I was intending to stay out of this thread, however, as it has not turned more to "race safety", I'll chime in. I am not going to take sides anymore. Most know my feelings, if not, ask me around the next campfire or trail intersection. But, PERSONALLY, I don't feel there is a place *I* can stand that meet my requirements. Safety and visibility. Safe and can't see, or see and not a safe distance if a rig has a throttle or steering failure, or a knocked out driver on the gas. So, I have made the decision to not go to the events. Matt and Cole get in all kinds of risky positions to show the best on YouTube. Unless I stand next to them, I can't see as well as their camera. So, I just wait a day, and watch it on YouTube, and use the weekend to go and support my local park and "trail bounce". There was a time where I really wanted to make the safety changes necessary in the sport. I have helped HPO add concrete barriers to a race hill. I have assisted at RBD moving the crowd WAY back. Giving better safety and visibility to all. I have started threads about safety and possible outcomes to the current direction. However, I do not like the possible legal ramifications of helping place barriers and tape. I feel by assisting in placing the safe barrier, I am open to liability if the "safe zone" is not safe. I live my life by a simple prayer, called the Serenity Prayer. It goes like this: God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; And wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world As it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things right If I surrender to His Will; So that I may be reasonably happy in this life And supremely happy with Him Forever and ever in the next. Amen. I used to think this fell into "Courage to change the things I can", but recently, I have changed it from that category to this "God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change" I have decided I do not have the ability to change the safety and direction of the sport. So, carry on, I'll be out "trail bouncing" and watching YouTube while most are at work. [/QUOTE]
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