Re: RE: [nas] Offside rule too complex for human eye?

Think that is complex drive in midtown Manhattan, NYC sometime during rush 
hour. If you happen to be in the right line on lets say 2nd avenue, and 
suddenly you see a car more over in the more outside lane then you on second 
ave suddenly turn up a street block right in front of you and cut you off. You 
better turn up that block yourself if it is too close to avoid if you don't 
want your car to be hit by his car. While doing this you have to dodge 
literally huindreds of people who are crossing the street on the street you had 
to turn on. Not to mention all of a sudden a cab already on that street stops 
short trying to pick passengers up. Why are these kind of accident situations 
hardly ever happen to experienced city drivers?

You know what can happen through experience driving in these situations every 
day. Plus you think ahead, and you antiscipate movement by other drivers, and 
you stay calm. 

Don't good Officials do that? :-)



----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Faucett <bfaucett@comcast.net>
Date: Monday, December 20, 2004 12:31 pm
Subject: RE: [nas] Offside rule too complex for human eye?

> If so, it's going to be more complex to come up with an electronic
> alternative since we're talking about an infraction that occurs at the
> time the ball is played but only when the player is actively involved,
> interfering with play, gaining an advantage, etc.  One part of the
> equation is fairly objective; the other is more of a judgment 
> call. The
> higher the level and the faster the players, the harder this call 
> is to
> make. The assistant referee is almost never going to be as fast as the
> players as well. It's a tough call to make, but I don't think it's
> impossible. Of course, I'm basing that on game experience and not on
> being published in a prestigious medical journal though. :-)
> 
> 
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nas-owner@americakicks.com [nas-owner@americakicks.com] On
> Behalf Of Keith Bundy
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 10:42 AM
> To: nas@americakicks.com
> Subject: [nas] Offside rule too complex for human eye?
> 
> 
> 
> An article in the British Medical Journal says yes...
> 
> 
> 
> News service article:
> http://servihoo.com/channels/kinews/v3news_details.php?id=62950
> <http://servihoo.com/channels/kinews/v3news_details.php?id=62950&Categor
> yID=48> &CategoryID=48
> 
> BMJ:
> http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/329/7480/1470
> <http://newsletter.socceramerica.com/t.asp?S=5&ID=393&NL=19&N=406&SI=505
> 16&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fbmj%2Ebmjjournals%2Ecom%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Ffull%2F329
> %2F7480%2F1470> 
> 
> 


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