No matter how many marshals there are, no matter how many prohibited areas there are, no matter how careful everone is, racing will always carry a risk. We just have to try to minimise it where that is possible. Accidents will always happen, when and where we least expect them. Odd things will conspire to make it happen.
What we must do now is make sure that marshals are are fully trained, fully briefed, fully supported and assured, (as is the case) that they will not be penalised or blamed for anything outwith their control.
The marshals at the 26th, who were not injured, were fantastic, coping with so much happening, and their own friends among the injured. The very least Mr Moyle should have done was thank them and praise them.
Gone are the days of the marshals with cameras, or the idea that it's a good way of getting a good spot to watch... most of the time you are so busy keeping watch and checking things, you can hardly follow the race, but the payoff is in knowing that the stars appreciate you and you have done a good job. Most marshals love it and wouldn't want to be spectators.
I will continue to marshal (even if I have been moved to a different place and duties) and would be happy to serve with any of the teams around the course. Marshals are the unsung heroes, the unpaid professionals of the TT, and without them there would be no races.