Gee, I signed back up for Team.Net just in time to join this thread. I
may regret it. . . ;^)
I think NASCAR's lack of rulemaking on safety issues is probably a
culturally based decision based on the libertarian philosophy of most
people involved in the sport.
I've found that, here, in the South, folks are great believers in
freedom and individual responsibility, with a certain degree of distrust
and skepticism in institutional decisionmaking and control. Whether
you're talking moonshine, gun ownership, auto safety inspections, or any
of many other issues, folks believe they have certain rights to make
decisions in their lives, and shun efforts to take those rights away.
Along with those rights come responsibilities, including the
responsibility to accept the consequences of your decisions. Most in
the region are much more willing to accept their responsibilities than
the blame-placers so prevalent in other regions of the country.
Someone mentioned the sponsors' likely reaction to the situation. Like
safety in other industries, the folks paying the bills, whether it's
insurance companies or, in this case, sponsors, will have far more
impact than laws and (either NASCAR or OSHA) regulations.
Chuck (an upstate New York yankee living 15 miles from Talladega
Superspeedway) Schultz
P. S. Yup, I got my turn 1 tickets already. . .
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Michael McAvoy wrote:
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> Knee-jerk reactions are not warranted, but I simply don't understand
> NASCAR's repeated refusal to research safety beyond real incidents and the
> status quo.
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