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Originally Posted by HOOT
Has someone in recent football history ever run into those posts? Yes.
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I'd say comparing a running back doing 20 km/h running into a padded post is a wee bit different.
Padding those beams is no different than padding a ski lift post. It'll soften the blow if you're doing a slow to moderate speed. Hitting anything solid at 140 km/h is going to be deadly. The human body cannot absorb that abrupt stop in momentum, no matter how soft the first 3 inches of the impact are.
The plexi may help, but would still be dependent on the crash (bouncing around the track would be no guarantee of safety, but the chances would be better).