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Originally Posted by Sliver
This bobsled ride these guys went on was dangerous for sure. They knew that. It was going to be fun partly because of that. Conquering something scary and extreme is its own reward, though, which is the main reason people do this stuff.
What they didn't know was there'd be a gate halfway down. I wouldn't have thought that, either. I think it's a terrible design that you'd put a wall up there. We'll see how all this shakes out in the end, and I don't think this is COP's fault, but something will have to change so it doesn't happen again. The obvious thing would be to remove the barrier in the middle of the GD track when it's not in use just in case we can't come up with a better way to keep people off the track.
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I've done many stupid and dangerous things in the name of fun, but I think that you (and many others here) are underestimating the danger of this activity. Even if there was no gate, the chance of them making it to the finish line would be minuscule.
Also, the gate needs to be there for safety reasons - having bobsleds swing out wide to hit the wall where the tracks join would put them at an awkward angle and result in more crashes on the course.