Honestly, I think drifting must be statistically safer that pretty much all other motorsports. I mean how many serious injuries or deaths have happened over the years? I watch a good bit of racing, from Rally to F1 and anything in between and I see cars go flying and announcers saying "That was a bad crash, hope he's okay". Sure, lots of torn up cars in drifting but everyone is okay in the end.

It seems like a lot of people do think it's dangerous though. Maybe it has some stupid stigma attached to it.. who knows. I have wondered if some places were not to fond of drifting because of the potential property damage or just because they didn't know what it was.

And I think it's pretty rare that it's the fault of an event organizer if an accident happens. Everyone signs releases and makes their own decisions. When you take you car to the track, you know it's your responsibility and if it gets destroyed, it's yours to fix. Same goes with being a spectator. Anyone who knows about racing history know that just watching a race can get you hurt (1955 Le Mans, etc.). .. if you want to be 100% safe, stay back. Nothing in life is perfectly safe, people fall and die in the shower every day.

I'm not too well versed in the full history of drift events in GA since I haven't lived here all that long... but the events I've attended in the midwest and the west coast have all gone off with no injuries. Sure, lots of hanging bumpers, but that's about it. The thing is to learn from the very few bad things and move on.