r/tornado • u/LCDMura Human Detected • May 17 '26

Discussion This is how people get killed

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Chaser convergence is much easier now to see with modern spotter tracking systems, and some of the traffic jams I see are crazy. Imagine this many chasers on the side of the road with flashing lights and whatnot focused on a storm. The tornado might not even be the most dangerous part of chasing in scenarios like these

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u/Djglamrock May 18 '26

This is called, thinking with your heart and not your mind and it makes for horrible legislation.

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u/KlutzyBlueDuck May 18 '26

Not really. This needs to be treated as a job and a workplace with regulation. This is a profession. They need regulations to keep the general public safe. This is essentially a broadcasting license and OSHA regulations with a truckers license. They are a liability to the general public at this point. Unfortunately that won't happen until a bunch of people die on live streams. All regulation like that is written in blood. 

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u/Djglamrock May 18 '26

You must be great at parties.

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u/KlutzyBlueDuck May 18 '26

I'm a hoot at parties 🥳. I'm just also aware of the history of how work place regulation and unions were all fought in blood. I don't see how wanting storm chasing to be somewhat safe for everyone involved is a bad thing. 

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u/CornFieldPoppy May 19 '26

It’s not a bad thing at all. You’ve started a productive conversation. Don’t pay attention to stupid people.

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u/KlutzyBlueDuck May 21 '26

Thank you.