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09-12-2009, 03:07 PM
Mike Andrews wrote:
It's easy to always ask for "more" safety but the question is really how much is enough? And that is a tough question to answer.
When we were kids we played Matchbox cars on the back package shelf in our parents cars, no seat belts, and that was normal. Now if you see a parent doing that "Oh my God you must be the worst parent ever!"
In Germany on Hockenheimring for open track day we took helmets. The Germans pointed and laughed at us!
"Safety" is a perception thing, its not a real thing you can poke with a stick. You can't mandate safety you can only mandate safety procedures and safety equipment. The reality is that we (many of us) actually race in self-inspected cars. Not driving around for fun, we race like that. Also any other group besides PCA we can self inspect at usually any level. Are there cars falling apart and crashing at these events? NO.
The whole safety inspection idea is a farce because as soon as the inspection is over the owner can do things to invalidate the inspection. Are the inspectors guaranteeing the safety of things that happen after they inspect the car? Hell no.
So great mandate your $85 inspections all you want, its a waste of money and does very little in increase safety.
Quote:4) I'm with you on that one.
It's easy to always ask for "more" safety but the question is really how much is enough? And that is a tough question to answer.
When we were kids we played Matchbox cars on the back package shelf in our parents cars, no seat belts, and that was normal. Now if you see a parent doing that "Oh my God you must be the worst parent ever!"
In Germany on Hockenheimring for open track day we took helmets. The Germans pointed and laughed at us!
"Safety" is a perception thing, its not a real thing you can poke with a stick. You can't mandate safety you can only mandate safety procedures and safety equipment. The reality is that we (many of us) actually race in self-inspected cars. Not driving around for fun, we race like that. Also any other group besides PCA we can self inspect at usually any level. Are there cars falling apart and crashing at these events? NO.
The whole safety inspection idea is a farce because as soon as the inspection is over the owner can do things to invalidate the inspection. Are the inspectors guaranteeing the safety of things that happen after they inspect the car? Hell no.
So great mandate your $85 inspections all you want, its a waste of money and does very little in increase safety.