Seems like an endless discussion here. @sonnybobiche, your argument that "it probably wasn't too dangerous, as evidenced by the fact that no one was hit by a car" is rubbish... In the group B era there were many events that didn't involve accidents, that doesn't mean they were always safe... Your point of view (that you should rely on people's own common sense, and if they are wrong, bad for them) is wrong in every way. Remember that in big sports events there are always people attending who are new to the sport and cannot estimate the risks. I think both Sweden and Finland are quite good with their public areas, they are very safe, and have a good point of view. And there's one of the major issues in Poland, on many places, if you are behind the tape the organizers have put, you don't have a good view anymore. So it's more tempting for spectators to ignore those rules. A second big problem in Poland is that they use very inexperienced marshalls. Many young people (around 20 years old) who have never seen a rally in real life. How can they estimate what's dangerous and what's not? And moreover, how can they take charge of all those spectators, being so inexperienced? If I'm right, in Finland, every stage is organized by a smaller organization, for example from a local rally. On every place I've ever been in Finland the marshalls seemed to be more experienced and they knew how to handle situations. I think Poland could be a great event, and thanks to the large open fields I'm sure you could combine both good spectator experience and safety. On some places we were 15 to 20 meters in a field, but we had a great view. With some investment in some better (sometimes more reasonable) public areas/better taping, cutting long grass if needed etc. they could have the best WRC event.