(07-05-2015, 02:15 PM)Steady the Edward Wrote:

(07-05-2015, 11:55 AM)c iom tt Wrote: The COC is correct in his risk assesment with regards to to Score Board.
But... at the end of the day, this is the TT races. If we are talking about risk assesments, then the whole of the course ( with a few exceptions) where marshalls, spectators etc are should have a fence like this infront of them.

Yes it is true , where do you start and finish when you talk about Safety and a duty of care ? it is a fine line and one that at times is swept under the carpet , and the closer you look at it the worse it can be at times , as a punter I just used to do my own risk assessment of where I was going to watch from , but as a marshal you have to try and lookout for the public in your sector , all of them in all of the sector , and believe me it puts a whole different light on it ,
 
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There is no wrong and right where the risk assesment of the TT event is concerned.

My point is that if they do a risk assesment correctly for the whole event, then the racing would not go ahead. What the organisers do and have done, is look at the obvious risks, and have tried to address them. If they ignored a particular incident, and continued to race without addressing that incident, then they could leave themselves open to ignoring an obvious risk. An example of this is, we use to watch on the banking at Brandish. A few years back, a bike came off there and hit and injured a few people ( including a child). After that, the outside of Brandish was restricted. If they had not restricted it and there was another accident that injured ( or worse) people, then it could be argued that the organisers were negligent. We still however can watch at the bottom of Hillbery which for me has the same potential risk as Brandish. The list goes on and on.
The COC has raised this as there is a lot of kids in one paticular area ( which is ALWAYS covered by TV cameras dont forget) and part of the reason is the increased speeds, and that although it is considered by most to be a straight, it is actually a slight bend ( there description) As I have said, no right or wrong to this, damed if they dont, damed if they do.