http://treadly.net/2006/04/24/rethinking-road-accidents/ Work is just something I do between bike rides Fri, 04 May 2012 07:22:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://treadly.net/2006/04/24/rethinking-road-accidents/comment-page-1/#comment-108 velorution » Elsewhere … Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:22:01 +0000 http://treadly.thingoid.com/?p=101#comment-108 <p>[...] Rethinking road accidents » Blog Archive » Treadly and Me reviews a paper by Professor Roger Rees (tags: crashes transport-policy) [...]</p> [...] Rethinking road accidents » Blog Archive » Treadly and Me reviews a paper by Professor Roger Rees (tags: crashes transport-policy) [...]

]]> http://treadly.net/2006/04/24/rethinking-road-accidents/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Adam Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:52:46 +0000 http://treadly.thingoid.com/?p=101#comment-109 <p>Of course it's the human element that plays a big part in accidents and in road safety in general. I'm a private pilot - I fly light aeroplanes - and so have a big interest in aviation safety. What they now call 'the human factor' plays a part in, very conservatively, at least 80% of aviation accidents. And remember pilots are significantly better trained than your average driver.... but we all make mistakes (it's part of being human - I think the technical term is, 'shit happens'). If I make a serious mistake as a pilot, I die (along with anyone else in my aircraft at the time). If I make a serious mistake as a cyclist, I die. But if a car driver makes a serious mistake, they may not necessarily be the ones who bear the brunt of it... others die. People need to realise the awesome killing power of the average family car....</p> Of course it’s the human element that plays a big part in accidents and in road safety in general. I’m a private pilot – I fly light aeroplanes – and so have a big interest in aviation safety. What they now call ‘the human factor’ plays a part in, very conservatively, at least 80% of aviation accidents. And remember pilots are significantly better trained than your average driver…. but we all make mistakes (it’s part of being human – I think the technical term is, ‘shit happens’). If I make a serious mistake as a pilot, I die (along with anyone else in my aircraft at the time). If I make a serious mistake as a cyclist, I die. But if a car driver makes a serious mistake, they may not necessarily be the ones who bear the brunt of it… others die. People need to realise the awesome killing power of the average family car….

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