Jockey Safety proves behavioural controls do not work!

It is absolutely pathetic the attempt by the corrupt racing industry to use behavioural controls as the only approach to jockey safety!

Look at motocross or motor cycle road racing and you will see an awesome array of safety devices that could easily be adapted to protect jockies in the event of a fall, but what does the racing industry do? They send the jockies to school to teach them to ride safer! Pffffffffffttttttttttttt

Recent events highlight this total negligence in the racing industry and not only do they cover up high levels of exposure to respirable silica for it's workers and members of the public but they continue to go on maiming and killing the jockeys: Today in Melbourne there was another two horse fall, with one jockey being resusitated on the track and is in a coma and the second with broken bones in a number of places on his body, and below we have a couple of recent falls, highlighting just how the racing industry corruptly ignores Jockey safety.

Jockey Hoopert critical after race fall
Saturday Jul 29 19:50 AEST

Jockey Jason Hoopert is battling for his life in Royal Brisbane hospital following a two-horse fall at Kilcoy, west of Brisbane, on Saturday.

Hoopert was flown by helicopter to Brisbane after his mount, Iris Kiap, crashed approaching the home turn in the second race on the program.

Apprentice Alisha Winfield, who rode the Les Ross-trained Kaadeema, escaped unhurt when her mount crashed over the top of the fallen Iris Kiap.

A Royal Brisbane hospital spokesman said Hoopert was in a critical condition in an induced coma.

AM - Monday, 26 June , 2006 08:24:00
Reporter: Jennifer Macey
TONY EASTLEY: The dangers of the racetrack have again been highlighted. Australian champion jockey, Shane Dye, is in a coma following a bad fall at a race meeting in Hong Kong.

Dye was riding at the Sha Tin track yesterday when his horse clipped heels with another mount and fell soon after the start of the race.

He was conscious and talking to ambulance officers at the racetrack but later lapsed into unconsciousness.

Shane Dye is regarded as one of the top jockeys in Australia and Hong Kong where he's been racing for the past six years.