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cods wrote on Nov 16 th, 2017 at 9:49pm: Gordon wrote on Nov 16 th, 2017 at 9:37pm: Setanta wrote on Nov 16 th, 2017 at 9:27pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Nov 16 th, 2017 at 9:23pm: Setanta wrote on Nov 16 th, 2017 at 9:21pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Nov 16 th, 2017 at 9:14pm: Setanta wrote on Nov 16 th, 2017 at 9:12pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Nov 14 th, 2017 at 12:21pm: Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Nov 14 th, 2017 at 12:14pm: Multifactorial problem requiring multifactorial solution. Indeed. Unfortunately, concrete barriers are the cheapest to maintain and, when hit, will cause minimal delays to the day's events. So, it's obvious to see why the owners of these drag strips continue to use those dangerous (inferior) barriers. Bottom line, though, don't send 8 year old kids out onto a drag strip.
I must admit, I never knew that kids here in Perth were allowed to do this. It's been going on for ages Greg and this is the first kid killed. How many die swimming? Indeed. My very first comment on this was, "how many little girls die from pony accidents?" Feel free to keep attacking me though. If defending drag racing is attacking you, you have an us or them mentality. I have nothing against drag racing. I have friends who are (well, were) involved. Keep digging that hole, though. Which hole would that be? It's less dangerous for kids than many other sports. Just because of one unfortunate death everyone wants to stop what kids have been doing for a long time yet no-one jumps up and down like this when they die on horses, in the water, or other sports. All sports have risks, life is no fun without them. Id love to do some trail bike riding with the kid one day but the look on wife's face made it a battle I'd not be bothered perusing, yet she'd happily let her ride horses. Pfft. does she jump or gallop the horses alone gordon?. what about the bike ? would you allow her to ride a trailbike alone. like that dad did... She's only done pony rides but in my wife's brain she instantly thinks horse safe motorbike dangerous because she's fairly unfamiliar with both. Of course if I taught her about motorbikes it would be a gradual learning curve. I imagine it was the same for the poor girl. I'd not pick drag racing as a motorsport for kids. That car had a 250cc engine and could probably do 100km+ Go carts much more suitable
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