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Thank you, it would have been easy to just dismiss such a glib crass statement, but instead the overall picture is coming together.

Yeah I get all of that no problems. But the IoM wouldn't sanction jousting (sorry, kids have just watched Merlin, and I can't think of a better example) just because those that die taking part, do so at there own recognisance.

Well according to Wiki that off hand statement has proven to be correct.

I read those figures that with the exception of IoM TT and it's (less publicised) Irish equivalent, that there was a huge drop off in deaths, in all aspects of racing, from the mid 80's onwards. Making the average 2 deaths per TT go from the normal, to really sticking out like a sore thumb. As...

Ok I now understand what you were saying

Post 68 before we get acknowledgement that there is an attempt to reduce accident.

Well 2 things:- 1) I now know why the event kills people, or as Nibs would have it, kill themselves doing it. 2) How the frack is sideburn man still alive. He seems like he'd be a liability on the Pro Knitting circuit.

Yes I will have a watch, tonight. I remember a while ago, when in the throws of realising F1 is cobblers. I watched a (maybe) MotoGP event and it had everything, thrills spills overtaking danger and excitement. The commentary was great, it was everything F1 was fast losing. But even with all...

It hadn't really occurred to me that the self governing tax haven of the Isle of Man, could be so reliant on an extra bob or two. But I guess we're talking x amount of millions (?) annually, and nobody is giving that up in a hurry. Clearly I'll not be appearing on Mastermind any time soon, with...

Just a little pop at those quoted. You are right, I've kind of got an answer, not the most satisfactory to a layman who only knows 2 absolute facts about the TT. 1) It's on the Isle of Man & B) People die doing it. As for the football analogy I think most sports, inc F1 (due to the inherent...

You can't and won't. But one off freak accidents that occur in any and all walks of life, is very different to a consistent death toll, at 1 specific event. Esp when all other events of a similar nature, fast bikes racing round a course, (I do appreciate the difference between TT & say...

Maybe I didn't need to ask the specific question again. But I just wanted to group the answers together that either made no sense, had no relevance, or were simply just wrong, along with the question again, so they could understand.

Or has any relevance to the discussion I wanted to have. He might as well have said:- An adult jellyfish is called a medusa.

Yeah I realise that, thanks. I just felt the need to make sure my query was understood by everybody. Although I'm not attributing it to H&S (the Daily Mail demon), more a Manx thing. The TT and fatalities therein goes against the grain of all other motorsport and motorbike racing, I just...

People if you're not going to engage in the genuine question I was asking, please don't then get twatty with me on subjects that I haven't raised. This time I will type slowly for the hard of thinking:- In organised sporting events (that's not climbing Everest or crossing the road) that can...

Is that the deal. The desire to do it and the revenue it generates. V The lack of legislation and desire to change/stop it.

I didn't mean to turn this into a Daily Mail H&S rant. People do die in many organised sporting events, but those deaths are not taken lightly. The governing bodies do what they can to prevent further loss of life. Cyclists wear helmets, boxers wear gloves, prem football grounds look like a...

im not buying that. I don't know but im prepared to bet there hasn't been on average 2 deaths a year in any other kind of motorbike racing. If I were drunk enough id even start betting there hasn't been 24 deaths in ALL organised motorbike races, this century.

Oh yeah, I am at pains to state I'm not trolling here. If we had an inflection smilie I would be able to ask the question in the way it's intended!!

I have no knowledge of 2 wheels & a motor, to the point that I've never even sat on a motorbike. I'm not trying to be controversial here, it's a genuine question, based on the fact that just one death at an organised sporting event, sends regulatory bodies into a tailspin. As an outsider...