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Tuesday, November 19, 2024
THREE DEAD ALREADY DURING SCORE INTERNATIONAL DISASTER IN ENSENADA BAJA NORTE MEXICO
Seems like there is enough blame to go around. Yes, ultimately, it is the driver that must keep control of their vehicle. But allowing spectators to be between moving vehicles (rolling inspection) is foolish and asking for trouble.
I am a volunteer at the local Christmas parade. A lot of work goes into ensuring safety. That includes working to keep anyone watching the parade from crossing the street between entrants.
Tech at the Baja 1k isn't actually a parade. It's the world's slowest moving line of cars waiting to go through a single inspector to verify things like horn operation, seat belt dates and helmet certs. Most of entrants don't even run their engines, they either push the truck, or tow it with a golfcart because idling a truck for a few hours in tech is stupid. We always bribed the tech inspector to come to our hotel afterward and tech our truck there because sitting in that line for hours on end sucks, well worth the $1000.
This seems like the result of a very stupid person doing a very stupid thing, the Baja equivalent of a Mustang leaving Cars and Coffee. Not that Baja isn't insanely dangerous, just that this exact situation wasn't maybe as dangerous as it sounds until a dumbass got behind the wheel.
You can implement, refine, train, hold accountable - everyone to the best procedures, policies and processes - but you can never fix stupid. Unfortunately, it is part of the human element and repeatedly takes just one idiot to remind of us that. More unfortunately, it is the idiots that survive and the innocent that pay the price.
BTW... I knew Jim and his family. May he rest in peace. Thank you Jim for all you brought to our community.
Why in the world would you even have your truck on for this? Just use a cart or even push it. Having your truck for this part of inspection is just a waste of run time on your engine.
Bad processes and procedures lead to bad outcomes. Always.
The driver appears to be an American and his driving just shows this is how the US Drivers behave in America. Just gotta be a showoff.
It's Trump's fault
Shut the whole stupid event down. Serves no purpose except giving jerks a platform.
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