a mother of one of the victims said that the air show should never have been staged near a busy road
There seems to be a lot of inverted logic about. How many airfields are actually clear of surrounding roads? Not many I think. And if airshows are to be limited to the seaside, that is Farnborough, Duxford, Fairford and Biggin Hill off the radar.
Also, the problem here (Swiss cheese) was exacerbated by road works leading to queueing traffic. If the road was flowing freely, it is likely there would have been fewer casualties.
Given the speed of the Hunter and width of road, the pilot should have passed over it in about 1/4 or 1/2 second. 50' one way or another, he would have missed.
This accident has many factors involved, and simplistic answers won't be helpful.
We need to wait for details from the AAIB and the subsequent CAA review before coming to potentially draconian solutions.
Last week I watched a TV programme featuring the 1952 Farnborough crash in which 29 spectators were killed. In those days, people had a more stoical attitude than we do and the display continued that day and the next with large crowds in attendance.
The 11 (so far) casualties were innocent victims of events outside of their control, but that can be said of many other incidents of loss of life - 7 people lost their lives on the M5 at Taunton in an accident said to have been caused by a fireworks display. We should recognise their loss and grieve for them but, sadly, life is unfair and nasty things do happen to good people without it necessarily being someone's fault.