A little horrific to think that these tragedies were nescessary to highlight the need for such stringent safety measures. In my industrial city, people always complain about the various hoops we have to jump through to reach the safety standards they now enforce. If only it didn't take so many deaths for us to realise. I am NOW a strong enforcer of safety standards in my own office, as 2 and a half years ago, I fell from a ladder, broke my left arm in 2 places and narrowly missed breaking both my legs and my neck. The investigation into the incident showed just how close I came to dying, this was just a fall from 1.6 meters, now imagine what happens to a body at 130mph. Like I said, such a tragedy for the drivers, their families, friends and the fans. Suddenly it doesn't seem such a pain to follow the safety regulations.
Be safe people.