The word 'safe' can be defined as 'a condition or situation where risks are minimised to a tolerable level' - the question is then 'who are the stakeholders'. I actually treat the 5 women with whom I live, and most other people as equals. In Australia, if a passenger in a vehicle is injured, they can sue the driver. Women usually look tame, however they are all savages. A while back, my wife slipped and fell at our local swimming pool - she injured her spine. For a couple of months we were working with wheel-chairs and ramps it is not a pleasant experience. If my wife does not want me to race - I do not race. - She is a stakeholder. I suggest you should never underestimate your wife, all women are capable of bursting a man's thought bubble. I know a lot of motorcyclists, however I never do big men together bullshit. Most guys die in the bum when they are really confronted, my wife and the other four girls would go down fighting. Their problem is that I am mentally dominant, but that might be an illusion.
For any person involved in motorcycle racing, if your partner and dependents do not want you to race - do not race. The CEO of Winton Raceway was stunned when I told him motorcycle road racing is safe. It never makes me feel apprehensive. I cannot say that about many other things which I have experienced. I used to think about what it would be like to be instantantaneously vaporised, then I decided it was not worth even thinking about.
When I was working, I had several women working under my direction. I know what they are about, so I never had a problem - they are capable of eating you alive, at the slightest sign of weakness.
