Tombstoning......Errr Why??????

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/7398041.stm

Now perhaps its cos I live near the coast and may hear about it a lot more, but why oh why do these idiots do this.

There's loads of people becoming disabled due to spinal injuries so why do they continue to do it?

Why not try skydiving without a chute!

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Because it provides quite a nice rush of adrenalin and really isnt all that dangerous.

People could say the same thing about people who ride bikes for fun, certainly in ratio terms its classes as just as dangerous or even more so.

Originally Posted by graemepaterson

Because it provides quite a nice rush of adrenalin and really isnt all that dangerous.

People could say the same thing about people who ride bikes for fun, theres certainly in ratio terms its classes as just as dangerous or even more so.

3 seconds of adrenaline compared to a lifetime of being wheel chair bound.
Yep that sounds like a risk worth taking?

Jumping into water of unknown depth is asking for trouble. You may aswell jump from a block of flats and see if your legs don't break.

This is by no means anything to do with biking, unless of course you ride sans helmet and use a brick wall to stop.

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Originally Posted by graemepaterson

Because it provides quite a nice rush of adrenalin and really isnt all that dangerous.

If you have some idea about what you jumping into? Trouble is most folks have no idea how to judge the depth of the water nor how much depth is needed for a given height. Yes I have done it, but always fully aware of the depth of the water being jumped into and most often with a buoyancy aid.

you are right about the adrenaline rush, but think on first IMO.

Originally Posted by DanDare

This is by no means anything to do with biking

It's the same kettle of fish.

Motorbiking can be as safe or dangerous/risky as you want to make it depending on how fast you ride under risky circumstances. Eg, going round a blind bend at 110mph with tractor and cars overtaking it coming the other way.

Tombstoning can be as safe or dangerous/risky as you want to make it depending on how high you dive, not assessing the water that your diving into first, etc.

My Mum always warned me to check the water depth before jumping in...all those years ago when I was a kid - its nothing new just common sense. Poor guy though I really feel for him.

Diving 9m into 1m of water? Can you get any thicker??

Oh hear we go again, the motorbiking is like everything else thread.

I have nothing against adrenline fuelled excitement or jumping into water at great height. Its when you don't first check how deep the water is, is crazy in my mind.

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Originally Posted by DanDare

3 seconds of adrenaline compared to a lifetime of being wheel chair bound.
Yep that sounds like a risk worth taking?

Jumping into water of unknown depth is asking for trouble. You may aswell jump from a block of flats and see if your legs don't break.

This is by no means anything to do with biking, unless of course you ride sans helmet and use a brick wall to stop.

Thats the point though exactly there, you may as well sit in the same room as the people trying to get bike banned....'because they are dangerous'

I have jumped off plenty of high things in to water probably in the same scenarios as luckypants. Its an assessed risk like jumping onto your bike and going for a hoon.

Some people are fools and jump into inches deep water and injure themselves, or jump off a pier and find a sandbank has moved witht he currents.

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Some people are fools and ride stupidly fast, target fixate and often come off much worse than not being able to walk again, or as has been said hoon round a corner to find a tractor cutting a hedge slowly.

People choose the route in which they get there adrenalin fix.....why should anyone else stand in their way and ban it because 'its dangerous'

To me, someone saying its dangerous and should be banned is exactly like someone ill informed saying biking is dangerous and sahould be banned too.

FFS! When in my original thread did I mention anything to do with biking, let alone banning it?

My question was asking about the mentality of someone prepared to risk guaranteed injury or becoming paralised through not checking first what their first jumping into. Simple as.

I wasn't saying don't do dangerous sports or lets all hang up our bike keys cos its also dangerous.

However if you wish to compare it to biking as some wish to do with everything these day's, ask yourself this:

Would you ride at 70mph at night, switch off your lights and wear no protection at all. Then you might see my point.