It concerns me that everyone is getting caught up in the misapprehension that addressing the weaknesses in the organisation uncovered by the Inquest will magically prevent a similar tragedy from ever happening again.

Out of control machines can and do kill. No matter how many new precautions are introduced the reduction in risk can only be minimal. At any point on the TT Course an out of control bike has the potential to cause injury or death in any direction, and the at-risk area in such circumstances probably extends for hundreds of yards off the course. Either you accept that, or you reduce the velocity of the machinery. Accidents will always happen, in or out of the TT.

However, to my knowledge, the short stretch of the Course between The Hawthorn and Ballacraine has suffered three fatalities in seperate tragic accidents in very recent years, none of them on closed roads. What has been done to reduce the risk of such accidents happening again? I believe that just one new road sign was put up as a result of one of the accidents.

If the authorities are unable to counter the risks present on open public roads, why should such great expectations be placed on the organisers of the TT?