Monster truck kills 8

[dullbird]

[HQ/FULL] Monster Truck Crashes Into Crowd At Mexican Air Show In Chihuahua - YouTube

This is sad at this Monster truck event in Mexico I think the guy jumping his truck apparently landed and hit his head knocking himself out

and then proceeded to plough in to a crowd of spectators killing 8 people:(......

Sad for all involved I think

[Kevin B]

No Safety fences.... :mad:

[dullbird]

Much like the good ole days of rallying where spectators used to stand on the edge of dangerous corners waiting to take photos and wave:eek:

in saying that though would a safety fence done anything in an argument with a monster truck?? I dont reckon it would it sounded like he was full throtle and I would of imagined just ploughed straight over any barrier there I would of thought

[Yorkie]

Very sad indeed. Possibly another one to sway the authorities over there that nanny state policies in some areas are actually good.

[101RRS]

They are charging the driver with manslaughter - not really his fault - more the promoter owner of the grounds fault.

Duty of care and all that.

[schuy1]

Apart from the crowd being maybe too close to the action there is very very little that duty of care and safety fencing (A dubious feature against a monster truck anyway) would have done to protect them :( It appears a freak accident which will happen now and then and no nanny state crap will work then Im afraid .
We are talking a country that routinely has mass shootings from drug cartels too.
Motor sport is dangerous, probably more so to spectators than drivers over the years! And yes I have been driving events where they hang over fencing at track edge :o Gives you the hebey Jebies!

[uninformed]

well Im glad none of you saying a safety fence could or would do anything are actually building safety fences for a living

what a joke :mad: