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Seadog · 2/12/10, 5:09 PM

Very sad. RIP

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#1Brad Kuhn Fan · 2/12/10, 5:31 PM

Just seen this on yahoo. indeed very sad. RIP

2/12/10, 5:42 PM

they said on ESPN that this is the fastest track there is, maybe too fast. RIP, sad start to the games......

Dick Monahan · 2/12/10, 9:08 PM

My wife is watching the opening ceremonies program. She has the headphones on so I can read, but she called me to come watch it. They just spent the first 10 minutes on this kid's death. They showed him leaving the track and hitting the post a half dozen times, along with close up shots of the bloody corpse. What the hell are they thinking?

There would be a terrible uproar if they did that at an auto race.

Jerry Spencer · 2/12/10, 9:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Dick Monahan

My wife is watching the opening ceremonies program. She has the headphones on so I can read, but she called me to come watch it. They just spent the first 10 minutes on this kid's death. They showed him leaving the track and hitting the post a half dozen times, along with close up shots of the bloody corpse. What the hell are they thinking?

There would be a terrible uproar if they did that at an auto race.

Anything to sell the news. We also could not believe what we were seeing. D.A. of the month award.

Jerry #66

illiNOISE · 2/13/10, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dick Monahan

My wife is watching the opening ceremonies program. She has the headphones on so I can read, but she called me to come watch it. They just spent the first 10 minutes on this kid's death. They showed him leaving the track and hitting the post a half dozen times, along with close up shots of the bloody corpse. What the hell are they thinking?

There would be a terrible uproar if they did that at an auto race.

I pray not only for the family of the luger, but also for anyone who chooses to view this tragedy on youtube. Those folks clearly have a problem

.

I mean, how sick does one have to be to want to see this?

throb · 2/13/10, 7:53 AM

he made a hell of a "ping" on that pole didnt he?? sounded like a golfball off an aluminum driver.......

Cale88 · 2/13/10, 9:28 AM

So I guess throb stands for heartless moron.

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Originally Posted by throb

he made a hell of a "ping" on that pole didnt he?? sounded like a golfball off an aluminum driver.......

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throb · 2/13/10, 9:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Cale88

So I guess throb stands for heartless moron.
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i guess...i see the translation i suppose.....

suade82 · 2/13/10, 9:47 AM

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/van...v=ap&type=lgns

This is kind of a load of crap. Us racers should be thankful that the people involved attempt to keep us safer. Luge is not much different than what we do. The story says it was human error, and basically they are making no attempt at making the track safer. Well duh, 99% of the time we crash it is human error. Human error is always going to happen, racing safety equipment is made to keep the human error injuries and worse down. I have seen the wreck, I am a mechanical engineer with bioengineering concentration I know about crashes with the human body, plus I have experience. No there is nothing wrong with the track, but there is plenty wrong with the surroundings of the track. No, padding the poles would not have saved his life and I know their helmets are not rated for that kind of impact. However, just some crude fencing would be better than a pole. I would much rather fly into fencing/netting than a pole. The orange netting stops the Downhill skiers, and they mostly just have broken bones. Wait dont we have fencing around our tracks.

Most fatal accidents are freak and of course sad. Its all because human error finds a flaw/weak point in our system. But I know that at least in racing when someone dies, we attempt to stop that weak point.

2/13/10, 7:53 AM	#7 Re: OT - Olympic Luger Dies in Practice Run
throb Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 886	he made a hell of a "ping" on that pole didnt he?? sounded like a golfball off an aluminum driver....... __________________ Rob Botts

2/12/10, 5:09 PM	#1 OT - Olympic Luger Dies in Practice Run
Seadog Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,136	Very sad. RIP http://interact.stltoday.com/blogzon...luge-training/

2/12/10, 5:31 PM	#2 Re: OT - Olympic Luger Dies in Practice Run
#1Brad Kuhn Fan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,012	Just seen this on yahoo. indeed very sad. RIP

2/12/10, 5:42 PM	#3 Re: OT - Olympic Luger Dies in Practice Run
racerdog45 Posts: n/a	they said on ESPN that this is the fastest track there is, maybe too fast. RIP, sad start to the games......

2/13/10, 9:47 AM	#10 Re: OT - Olympic Luger Dies in Practice Run
suade82 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 42	http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/van...v=ap&type=lgns This is kind of a load of crap. Us racers should be thankful that the people involved attempt to keep us safer. Luge is not much different than what we do. The story says it was human error, and basically they are making no attempt at making the track safer. Well duh, 99% of the time we crash it is human error. Human error is always going to happen, racing safety equipment is made to keep the human error injuries and worse down. I have seen the wreck, I am a mechanical engineer with bioengineering concentration I know about crashes with the human body, plus I have experience. No there is nothing wrong with the track, but there is plenty wrong with the surroundings of the track. No, padding the poles would not have saved his life and I know their helmets are not rated for that kind of impact. However, just some crude fencing would be better than a pole. I would much rather fly into fencing/netting than a pole. The orange netting stops the Downhill skiers, and they mostly just have broken bones. Wait dont we have fencing around our tracks. Most fatal accidents are freak and of course sad. Its all because human error finds a flaw/weak point in our system. But I know that at least in racing when someone dies, we attempt to stop that weak point.