I don't think the idea is that ridiculous that it should not even be considered.
The first test I give any idea politicians dream up is "has anywhere else done this, and if so, how did it work out?" If this is an old idea applied to Calgary, show you've done some research. If it doesn't exist anywhere else, there is a pretty good chance there are many reasons for it being a really bad idea(there are).
Honestly, how quickly is the city going to get sued the second this goes wrong? There are no pluses here, only potential for disaster.
The first test I give any idea politicians dream up is "has anywhere else done this, and if so, how did it work out?" If this is an old idea applied to Calgary, show you've done some research. If it doesn't exist anywhere else, there is a pretty good chance there are many reasons for it being a really bad idea(there are).
Honestly, how quickly is the city going to get sued the second this goes wrong? There are no pluses here, only potential for disaster.
Not to mention that we already have a shortage of ambulances and first responders, so having them sit there awaiting disaster seems like a questionable idea. But yeah, suddenly the city is condoning these races and surely they'll be sued when something goes wrong.
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Performance cars are so weird: a highly expensive product that is essentially illegal to use for its intended purpose. Sure, you can drive them on a track, but almost nobody does.
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Was Race City liable if drivers crashed on their site? Presumably, as long as the city is not negligent, its liability is limited. I would assume if this were to proceed, it would have waivers and a user fee. And I'd rather the paramedics be on standby there than scraping a pedestrian off the pavement.
Anyways, my point is if there's no place to legally race, I don't have a problem with Chabot asking "can we provide one?" The answer may be that we can't, but the thought process to look for options is actually sound.
Performance cars are so weird: a highly expensive product that is essentially illegal to use for its intended purpose. Sure, you can drive them on a track, but almost nobody does.
One could argue anyone regularly ordering Runescape RPG might not understand the appeal of performance cars.
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This is basically the drugs argument. It's going to happen, give it a place to happen where at least some semblance of control can occur.
It's too bad that track they're building didn't also build a strip, but that place is cost prohibitive anyway. They probably could have built it and charged a reasonable nightly fee for cars.
No, safe consumption sites are well studied and proven to save lives as well as taxpayer dollars.
This is a daft idea that would have the city provide funding for an expensive and illegal hobby. Not only that but it’s likely to make the problem of street racing worse rather than better.
Was Race City liable if drivers crashed on their site? Presumably, as long as the city is not negligent, its liability is limited. I would assume if this were to proceed, it would have waivers and a user fee. And I'd rather the paramedics be on standby there than scraping a pedestrian off the pavement.
Anyways, my point is if there's no place to legally race, I don't have a problem with Chabot asking "can we provide one?" The answer may be that we can't, but the thought process to look for options is actually sound.
I am not a fan of allowing city sanctioned street racing. But hasn’t Rocky Motorsport been “close to opening” for 10 years without any actual construction happening? Or at I confusing that project with another?
