Just too dangerous?

The men were not inexperienced in racing, as suggested upthread.

“2022 was their fifth season racing together, and Roger and Bradley were regular podium finishers and frontrunners in the British F2 Sidecar Cup Championship, finishing second in the championship in 2021."

www.autosport.com/roadracing/news/father-and-son-sidecar-crew-die-in-isle-of-man-tt-crash-on-friday/10319894/

Galaxy

I am.not sure it's that simple. It's a risk to drive a car with no seatbelt why arent we allowed to take that risk.

It's not all about keeping us alive. It's also because the emergency services got sick of closing down motorways so our remains could be scraped up of the roads. Something that caused a considerable amount of stress to the personnel involved.

It does seem an extraordinary death toll. Surely measures need to be taken to make it safer?

AreWeThereYet

Galaxy

I am.not sure it's that simple. It's a risk to drive a car with no seatbelt why arent we allowed to take that risk.

It's not all about keeping us alive. It's also because the emergency services got sick of closing down motorways so our remains could be scraped up of the roads. Something that caused a considerable amount of stress to the personnel involved.

Certain safety standards are usually accepted by most people, like seat belts and helmets. However that doesn't mean there aren't people driving around who don't use them. Most activities carry some risk and the risk averse will follow the rules. There is always advice and rules for risky events but some choose not to follow them. The TT updated its requirements this year
www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-views/news/2022/january/tt-racers-ppe-rules-2022

My Dh has just sold the motorbike he’s had for forty years. It had previously belonged to a biking champion and was his own personal transport. Sadly, he also died in the IoM, some years later.

Improvements have been made to the TT over the years but I imagine that the increased power and speed of modern bikes may well have negated that. I’ve just read an article in which many of the families left behind say that they wouldn’t want the races to be stopped, that seeing them continue keeps their relative’s memory alive.

It’s also a big money-spinner for the IoM. I don’t know what the answer is, tbh.

I'm sure some of the bereaved families say that but other families curse the event. Nobody ever thinks the worst will happen to them but then...