Thar is not true. No need to make this into something it isn't. The point is to mitigate unneeded risk. Ie do that stunt, but not be silly about it. No one is talking about mowing the lawn.Thor SFBay wrote:Kiteboarding was dropped from the Olympics because of politics, not safety.
Pretty much every outdoor sport uses images of professionals doing dangerous stunts to sell the thrill. How many of us want to watch kiteboard videos of a guy wearing a helmet and impact vest going back and forth over and over again (aka "mowing the lawn")?
Again. No. Not 100% safe. That is not at all the point, but just taking a chance because wearing a helmet looks kooky is stupid...did you wear a helmet when you were skiing growing up? Well if you go to a ski lift in Europe these days, barely anyone is there without a helmet. Not because they don't understand that you can still get hurt, but because they protecting what is a little more precious as it were. Personally I don't care what others do but I do think companies could act more responsible. That said, I do my thing. I don't think the fins are a huge issue for a racer. They look intimidating, and obviously getting hit at high speed might not be a good idea, but I don't think that is the biggest issue.Lots of people want desperately to believe that there is a way to make everything 100% safe. But there isn't. It is up to you to decide if you want to do crazy stunts, wear protective gear, or race. No matter what you do, you could still get hurt or die. All you can do is decide what level of risk you are willing to put up with. I don't know much about kite racing, but if racers were getting hurt by the sharp fins on their boards, then it is up to them and their organizations to decide if they should do something about it. It is not up to the "industry" or an outside group to determine.
awww come on..you know better than arguing like that???plummet wrote:wowa riding the shallows is dangerous we should stop doing it!. driving to the beach is even more dangerous we should stop doing that too. i kitelandboard on the sand ... no water at all. i should stop doing that its dangerous!. ,,,,, eating bacon gives you cancer.... i should stop eating bacon. ...the herbisides on the fruit i buy is bad for me, i should stop eating fruit. ahhhhhh!
Life is dangerous. We should not stop what we love to do because of the"what ifs".
I do agree tho to limit the danger to acceptable levels. Wear a helmet and make a decision about what is acceptabel risk and what isn't. I'll boost in the shallows. but only under certain consditions.
Someone else needs to grow up and speak appropriate heheMessage to the kitesurfing industry. TIME TO FUCKING GROW UP!
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