There are some sports activities such as base jumping, skydiving and Formula one racing that are popular despite being dangerous for the well-being of those who take part in them. Below some reasons of the popularity and possible solutions to the problematic situation will be given.
To begin with, practicing those activities has some benefits. Firstly, doing diving or any other extreme sport appears to be the simplest way to attract public’s attention. In fact, a psychological research conducted in the European Union demonstrates people may become addictive to crowd’s attitude and being prized could be compared to having a drug fix. Secondly, putting life and health in real danger summons very strong emotions on its own. To illustrate, when I did my first jump from an aircraft, I was alert, fascinated and happy simultaneously. This specific feeling motivated and encouraged me to continue doing this sport for many years. In other words, the addiction to strong, positive emotions seems to be a likely root of the issue.
However, there are some actions that may alter the conduct of the sports people. Primarily, changing public’s attitude to those who participate in extreme sports from positive to negative may be effective. If skydivers are treated like insane individuals who should seek medical attention, they will lose public support and consequently the pleasure that is brought by it. Losing it may work as an efficient deterrent. Furthermore, increasing safety standards could decrease the risk of injuries dramatically. For an example, prohibiting skydiving in inclement weather and forcing sportsmen to use a protective gear could annihilate many threats. So, discouraging athletes from practicing some sports and enhancing safety might address the problem.
In my opinion, the main cause of the spreading of the dangerous sports is emotions and feelings that are invoiced by doing them. If public support and the likelihood of death are being decreased, the number of those who take part in those activities and casualties will decline.
There are
some
sports
activities such as base jumping, skydiving and
Formula one
racing that are popular despite being
dangerous
for the well-being of those
who
take part
in them. Below
some
reasons of the popularity and possible solutions to the problematic situation will be
given
.
To
begin
with, practicing those activities has
some
benefits.
Firstly
,
doing diving
or any other extreme
sport
appears to be the simplest way to attract
public’s
attention. In fact, a psychological research conducted in the European Union demonstrates
people
may become addictive to crowd’s attitude and
being prized
could
be compared
to having a drug
fix
.
Secondly
, putting life and health in real
danger
summons
very
strong emotions on its
own
. To illustrate, when I did my
first
jump from an aircraft, I was alert, fascinated and happy
simultaneously
. This specific feeling motivated and encouraged me to continue doing this
sport
for
many
years.
In other words
, the addiction to strong,
positive
emotions seems to be a likely root of the issue.
However
, there are
some
actions that may alter the conduct of the
sports
people
.
Primarily
, changing
public’s
attitude to those
who
participate in extreme
sports
from
positive
to
negative
may be effective. If skydivers
are treated
like insane individuals
who
should seek medical attention, they will lose
public
support and
consequently
the pleasure that
is brought
by it. Losing it may work as an efficient deterrent.
Furthermore
, increasing safety standards could decrease the
risk
of injuries
dramatically
. For an example, prohibiting skydiving in inclement weather and forcing sportsmen to
use
a protective gear could annihilate
many
threats.
So
, discouraging athletes from practicing
some
sports
and enhancing safety might address the problem.
In my opinion, the main cause of the spreading of the
dangerous
sports
is emotions and feelings that
are invoiced
by doing them. If
public
support and the likelihood of death are
being decreased
, the number of those
who
take part
in those activities and casualties will decline.