[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

OK, here's my assessment (then I'll duck):

181 posts on this thread, and it looks like those few posters with poor vision or who have had an unnecessarily close call with a gate are all in favor of spending millions to "improve the visibility of gates"---that would be the gates that 99% of us know are there. According to the stats, just short of 1/2 of those gate "crashes" are mechanical failures, so discount them. I find the argument that people don't know that they are there to be lame. So, we now have those with poor vision---who shouldn't be driving. Those with poor driving skills---who shouldn't be driving. And those who are impatient and try to piggyback through--who should fined repetitively.

Basically, the gate-crashing problem is just a microcosm of the general problem of driving in TV---especially in RB's. I also suggest that spending that $$$ to improve visibility will only minimally impact the number of gate crashes since if you can't see or control your vehicle, you'll hit them anyway.

OOPs, I forgot the drunks----who should have the book thrown at them before they hit something that's living.

Good summary.