John Ousterhout opined

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 00:18:54 -0700, "Tom Sixkiller"
wrote:

Did you also acuse pilots of flying carelessly once they had seat
belts?

Actually, (IIRC), there was a surge in people thinking themselves invincible
when seatbelts started becoming commonplace in cars (1960's).

Could you please cite a source for this dubious "fact".

- J.O.-

There is documentation for a simular effect. In the mid-80s Maggie Thatcher
mandated seatbelt usage in England. There was a drop in driver and passenger
deaths. There was also an increase in pedestrian and cyclist deaths. What was
not included in the New Scientist article was the net change in deaths.

It is strongly suggested that safety devices change operator behavior. See
also "moral hazard" and insurance.t



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