Like I said before there are pros and cons to everything. Just watch the news children along with adults are killed and injured on skateboards, bikes, pools, baseball games, and vehicles. I would love to put my son in a bubble to insure his safety but I can't, So I have chose to educate him on the safety precautions at the track, in the grandstands and in the pits. I also take the responsiblity to watch him while we are there. To say all at 15 or 16yr olds have the ablilty to make responsible decisions, Wow just follow one down the road!! I feel blessed that we are able to do what we love for a living and with racing there is traveling which means we may be gone for weeks at a time and be required to be at the track many hours before racing even begins so maybe you should try sitting in the grandstand for hours with no shade with a child. Maybe I should introduce you to my son, I would trust him in the pits long before an adult that is not familar with racing and the pits. I've would also like to mention that I have sat in the stands and had a person sitting 3 seats away from me killed by parts that flew off a car and hit him, and had my own car flip into the grandstand and pin a man and his son. (Thank God they were ok) I believe that it should be up to the parents there are dangers in everything we do so you just have to use your head and pray. Thanks Amy I've got your back. Tamara Benic