Originally Posted by
Thoughtful_Flyer
For example, as a reaction to this incident, the centre of the airshow display point at Duxford has been moved further from the M11 and the public road that passes the end of the runway at Old Warden is now closed during flying displays. Had similar measures been in place at Shoreham there would have be fewer (if any) casualties.
Closing the A27 (as opposed to the unclassified road that runs past Old Warden) would have been hugely disruptive.