Dashi wrote:
"Matthew S. Whiting" wrote in message
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Dashi wrote:

"Matthew S. Whiting" wrote in message
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Dan Thompson wrote:


"I tend to think this IS a sound argument" This is about the flimsiest
"argument" I've ever seen written, that additional safety equipment, on
balance, makes people less safe because they become more cavalier about
taking risks. It assumes that the people involved are not intelligent
enough to understand the scope of safety benefit and risk reduction

being


provided. You must hang around a dumber group of pilots and airplane

owners


than I do.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but this is a documented fact.


If this is a "documented fact" you wouldn't mind providing links to the
documents then?

These two address mainly the facts, but not the causes, other than rough
speculation. There are many more similar statistical studies. I can
show you how to use a search engine if you'd like and then you can check
it out yourself.


Thanks for the info, I do know how to use a search engine but you are one of
the few people that I have seen post a statement such as: "this is a
documented fact" and be able to back it up.

Well, I'm not perfect either, but I try not to write or say things that
I can't back up. Sometimes though the memory isn't completely accurate
and I make a statement only to later find that I can't back it up. I
hate it when that happens... :-)


Matt