Luge racing is a form of High Risk Behavior
The Rule of Thumb in High Risk Behavior is,
if you are Afraid of what you are Doing - Don’t
Motorcycling and Sky Diving are similar in this respect
Fear binds your Thought and Reactions
You must be Fearless and Cautious at the Same Time
If the kid wanted safety in his sport, he should have entered the curling competition.
But one thing about the luge, it is defiantly not a ghetto sport.
LOL, the fear IS the reason for taking part in activities such as this, or sky diving, or bungee-jumping. It is the fear that brings out the thrill of the adrenalin rush, which these people crave. If they felt it the same way as walking in a park, they wouldn’t do it.
Thrill can be addictive, and it is this nature of some people to seek more and more of it, that drives them to push the envelopes further and further.
Yes. When you have confidence you are alert to the potential for danger and do your best to make sure it doesn’t happen.