Originally Posted by
Ygduf
Why don't you guys start advocating for something concrete, like a crash/injury/incident reporting system for USAC events so there can actually be some metric.
If you crash in a race, you or a witness fills out a form that says crash, # involved, incident type (flat e.g. flat corner vs. solo descent vs. wheel overlap vs. piling into downed riders) etc. Make it short, sweet, but start putting something to a measure other than "back in my day."
What did back then is as relevant today as it was back then. Don't dismiss it so willingly. We're talking about observation and expert reasoning. It can be quantified somewhat but it's not going to be condensed into a chart.
We we can advocate whatever we want to at the local level but USAC has to be on board or it will have a minimal effect. The proper way to start in my mind is at the LA officials meeting over the winter. Let's see how this is received.