I tend to agree. I have no idea what kind of changes they can make in a hurry, but you'd think they have to do SOMETHING.

I'm not a medical expert but, as postulated earlier, I think the human body hitting anything, while decelerating from 90MPH to 0, with no protective padding... not sure it would've made a difference.

I don't think he 'survived', really. He was probably dead on the scene, but transfered to the hospital quickly where the doctors tried to revive him and then pronounced him dead. That's speculation from me, but not unusual.

Yeah, theres really no excuse for such a terrible design IMO, something like that should be wide open outside of the course & heavily padded in trouble spots.

To address what JD is saying, there shouldnt be anything for these guys to hit except open, padded ground. Not sure how you build it to include spectator seating doing that, but they're gonna have to do something better than this.

Yeah, I don't think adding 6" of padding over a steel bar is going to do much for someone going 90mph. My thinking is that it would be better to wall the whole thing off to at least keep people heading down the track if they lose control. You'd still be breaking bones, but hopefully not quite as severely.

Now for something more lighthearted...

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I think a simpler point needs to be addressed: what the f**k are they doing luging with no protective equipment anyway?!? Just a helmet, and nothing else but a skintight Spandex suit? Yeah, it allows them to go fast, but aren't they competing against each other? Make them wear some protective gear, fer crissakes, and just set a new benchmark of times. Sure, the times may rise from 28 seconds to 58 seconds (just pulling those numbers out of my ass, BTW) but who cares?

Me thinks I did not know 75% of the people in the new "We Are the World." :spock:

Uh, glass like they have around a hockey rink. You know the sport EVERYONE up there in CANADA plays :shake:

Agreed, he looks deceased in the picture I was talking about earlier. Sad. Invasion of his privacy, IMO.

Jesus Christ - I hope the last several posts were hyperbole.

People die at sporting events - bring on the puns.
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No way would glass withstand a 175 pound bullet going at 90 mph.

But I'm no structural engineer.

yea, no kidding....what were Jeff Bridges and Vince Vaughn doing in there???

Padding the numbers?

Oh god, everything is going to be in French.