Woman dies after being hit by tire from NHRA crash Options

[zymurgist]

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Woman dies after being hit by tire

[BigD9146gt]

I feel for her family, period. However, she made a choice to go.

1) Darwinism: Shit happens, its unfortunate. Humans by nature, to survive, don't put themselves in harms way. Crossing the river to get the berries could be fatal, so eat the berries on this side and stay alive.
2) Stockholm Syndrome: We go to these events and we know they are dangerous, but we convince ourselves that the odds of being hurt or killed are low. And we would be right for that rational balancing of odds, but YOU CAN GET HURT.

You can also get hit by a drunk driver, or get cancer, or,or,or. At what point do you have to stop worrying about all the what-ifs and accept shit happens. Your going to die some day, so please lock yourself in your room and don't make any laws that dictate how I live mine. So long as I'm not hurting anyone else or forcing a lifestyle on others, I should be free to choose. And don't say "what about your family and friends?". Your focusing on the wrong context of that statement. Thats exactly it, they are family and friends who care. I would be sad if they worn't sad once I'm dead. But if they are sad, that means they cared about me, and thats a happy thing. Mourning and sad funerals are for the regretful, telling stories and laughing at the good/stupid times are what I want to be remembered for.

I get being at these events are cool... the sound, smell, teargas fumes, rumble, it all is an amazing feat of man chasing Laika and Albert II with the internal combustion engine. Safety fences are hard to see through at acute angles, but they do make massive monitors, and areas that would prove to be less hazardous.

Wow... didn't think I had that rant in me today. all done.