Birmingham Anglers Association

There are no spaces below or any escape route provided to climb back up if you were unfortunate enough to fall off.

If the pegs had as you say a ''fishable space below'' that would be ideal, but they don't.

The reason often given for high positioned platforms is always about ''when the river is in flood''.
This approach punishes the majority in favour of the very small minority who brave the flooded rivers.

The majority are punished in two ways.

There is the already stated danger aspect and fishing from high above the water is damn awkward, especially when it is windy.

High platforms have the potential to be dangerous.
High platforms with stakes sticking up below them, have the potential to be lethal.

When any association (not only fishing based) provide facilities for their members to use, those facilities have to by law, be safe to use.
This being the case, you can be sure they are accountable and liable to prosecution if the worst were to happen.

Also, if you are on a contest you do not have a choice, you have to fish the pegs provided,