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Originally Posted by Regorium
There's a problem with this though.
You say it's unacceptable to put unforgiving posts in an area where a rider could possibly fly off the track. This presumes that it's okay to put unforgiving posts where a rider couldn't fly off the track. If the engineer's models and due diligence showed that there was 0% chance to fly off the track there, then it's not their fault.
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Then who's fault is it?
And there is no such thing as a zero percent chance, just varying degrees near zero. And if you look at how that area of the track is, it certainly looks like a vulnerable location where someone could lose control and leave the track. Simply designing posts that can absorb at least some impact would appear to be worth the investment.
But it's too late for the luger. Very sad, and casts a dark cloud over the whole games.