Detroit

[rjbarra]

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]

As opposed to the 19th most dangerous?

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

[SenorZ]

All major cities have their foibles...

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

[Zebra_Fact_Man]

Originally Posted by rjbarra

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

Originally Posted by carpedav000

As opposed to the 19th most dangerous?

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

[Anupam Goli]

Originally Posted by carpedav000

As opposed to the 19th most dangerous?

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

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[MikLast]

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

[IKE]

Originally Posted by carpedav000

As opposed to the 19th most dangerous?

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

16% improvement in safety...

[carpedav000]

Originally Posted by Anupam Goli

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Yeeee

[connor.worley]

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

[IKE]

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

[Tom Line]

Originally Posted by IKE

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]

Originally Posted by Tom Line

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]

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]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

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]

Originally Posted by evanperryg

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.