I first went to the British GP in 1989, this was the first major motorcycle racing I'd been to and I was horrified at the amount of people hobbling round on crutches or with bits of metal holding their legs together, or even just horrendous scars of past injuries.
I was thinking about this last sunday as I sat frying in the Donnington sunshine.
I only saw one guy on crutches and another in a wheel chair wearing sort of a rib / back brace. (he later took it off and stepped out of his wheelchair).
So are we being more careful these days or have improvements in protective equipment improved in the last 16 years saved us from more serious injuries. ? (or are we just wearing it more) ?
Or perhaps the walking wounded decided to watch it on telly !
