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rjbarra 25-06-2015 14:04

Detroit
 
I would like congratulate FIRST for picking Detroit the 22nd most dangerous in the WORLD to host champ.


http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/...c3X6t#image=30

carpedav000 25-06-2015 14:06

Re: Detroit
 
As opposed to the 19th most dangerous?

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/...c3X6t#image=33

SenorZ 25-06-2015 14:18

Re: Detroit
 
All major cities have their foibles...

Sorry, I just can't help myself: https://youtu.be/Ny4a-oxOndo

Zebra_Fact_Man 25-06-2015 16:20

Re: Detroit
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by rjbarra (Post 1488002)
I would like congratulate FIRST for picking Detroit the 22nd most dangerous in the WORLD to host champ.

Quote:

Originally Posted by carpedav000 (Post 1488003)
As opposed to the 19th most dangerous?

Maybe didn't think that one through...
eh, it's improvement!

Anupam Goli 25-06-2015 16:28

Re: Detroit
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by carpedav000 (Post 1488003)
As opposed to the 19th most dangerous?

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/...c3X6t#image=33

Top banter m8

MikLast 25-06-2015 16:43

Re: Detroit
 
we already did this bit when we first found about two champs, way to beat a dead horse. :deadhorse:

IKE 25-06-2015 16:49

Re: Detroit
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by carpedav000 (Post 1488003)
As opposed to the 19th most dangerous?

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/...c3X6t#image=33

16% improvement in safety...

carpedav000 25-06-2015 16:51

Re: Detroit
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Anupam Goli (Post 1488035)
Top banter m8

Yeeee :cool:

connor.worley 25-06-2015 16:53

Re: Detroit
 
Homicides per capita isn't the best metric, I imagine almost all the crime that happens at Champs will be theft.

IKE 25-06-2015 16:57

Re: Detroit
 
Same area, same facility as the Shell Eco Marathon:
http://www.shell.us/environment-soci...-marathon.html

Tom Line 25-06-2015 17:21

Re: Detroit
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by IKE (Post 1488042)
Same area, same facility as the Shell Eco Marathon:
http://www.shell.us/environment-soci...-marathon.html

And the MLB Allstar game, and the Superbowl, and the NCAA basketball playoffs, and who knows how many NHL playoff games, and the NCAA Football bowl games, and the North American International Auto show.....oh, and who knows how many FIRST teams at the MEZ.

Totally unsafe. Don't hold it here. /sarcasm

Lil' Lavery 25-06-2015 17:39

Re: Detroit
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Line (Post 1488047)
And the MLB Allstar game, and the Superbowl, and the NCAA basketball playoffs, and who knows how many NHL playoff games, and the NCAA Football bowl games, and the North American International Auto show.....oh, and who knows how many FIRST teams at the MEZ.

Totally unsafe. Don't hold it here. /sarcasm

I absolutely agree with the point you're making.

However, there is one significant difference between those events and the FRC Championship. While those sporting events may draw a larger number of total people (especially the Super Bowl), they are not predominantly youth competitions. The immediate area around the venues is safe, but it's a question of how many hotels that teams will actually be staying at and the transportation to/from those hotels. It's not an issue for the largely adult crowds for the Super Bowl/Final Four (the other sporting events largely attract locals), but it takes on a different dimension for elementary-high schoolers on field trips.

jajabinx124 25-06-2015 17:50

Re: Detroit
 
Every city has violence and thievery in it. FIRST aimed to host one of the 2 championships in Detroit because it is a major city. Every major city in the US and the world has crime.

FIRST teams should do their part and stay safe, as they did in St.louis and Atlanta at past championships.

evanperryg 25-06-2015 18:05

Re: Detroit
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery (Post 1488050)
I absolutely agree with the point you're making.

However, there is one significant difference between those events and the FRC Championship. While those sporting events may draw a larger number of total people (especially the Super Bowl), they are not predominantly youth competitions. The immediate area around the venues is safe, but it's a question of how many hotels that teams will actually be staying at and the transportation to/from those hotels. It's not an issue for the largely adult crowds for the Super Bowl/Final Four (the other sporting events largely attract locals), but it takes on a different dimension for elementary-high schoolers on field trips.

That, and for those of you who don't know, Detroit's infrastructure is a nightmare. It's reasonably well-maintained, sure, but there aren't left turns. You see, all those things that look like left turn lanes are actually u-turn lanes, so it's all rights and u-turns. I can't wait to see a few hundred trailers and buses driven by people who have never gotten the Detroit driving experience.

carpedav000 25-06-2015 18:07

Re: Detroit
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by evanperryg (Post 1488058)
That, and for those of you who don't know, Detroit's infrastructure is a nightmare. It's reasonably well-maintained, sure, but there aren't left turns. You see, all those things that look like left turn lanes are actually u-turn lanes, so it's all rights and u-turns. I can't wait to see a few hundred trailers and buses driven by people who have never gotten the Detroit driving experience.

Oh god.


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