Another Cirrus BRS deployment:

"Greg Copeland" wrote

Reversing this by synchronising many green lights in a row may cause the
accident rates to rise.

How factual this is, I don't know. I just remember reading about this
some number of years ago.

Where I grew up, there was a 6 lane highway, about 25 miles long. The
lights were timed to let you drive the whole length, with one stop to get
into the cycle. It controlled speeding, because if you went too fast, you
had to slow down for a red light. I fail to see the down side to that.

I wish NCDOT in this county would see that!
--
Jim in NC


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"John Ousterhout"
wrote in message ...


I was skeptical about airbags in autos, but I've been convinced of
their effectiveness. I was also skeptical of the BRS but I'm becoming
convinced of their effectiveness.

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).

Same thing with St. Christopher medals, I'd imagine. :~)

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

Same thing with St. Christopher medals, I'd imagine. :~

Well, GOD HELP US ALL if they start selling aviation grade plastic Jesuses for
mounting on the instrument panel.....pilots will start taking all kinds of
risks then

take care

Blll

"BllFs6" wrote in message
...
Actually, (IIRC), there was a surge in people thinking themselves
invincible
when seatbelts started becoming commonplace in cars (1960's).

Same thing with St. Christopher medals, I'd imagine. :~

Well, GOD HELP US ALL if they start selling aviation grade plastic Jesuses
for
mounting on the instrument panel.....pilots will start taking all kinds of
risks then


I'll see your plastic Jesus and raise you two medal St.Christopher's...

"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message
...

"BllFs6" wrote in message
...
Actually, (IIRC), there was a surge in people thinking themselves
invincible
when seatbelts started becoming commonplace in cars (1960's).

Same thing with St. Christopher medals, I'd imagine. :~

Well, GOD HELP US ALL if they start selling aviation grade plastic
Jesuses
for
mounting on the instrument panel.....pilots will start taking all kinds
of
risks then


I'll see your plastic Jesus and raise you two medal St.Christopher's...


Christopher was de dashboarded wasn't he?

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.-

"John Ousterhout"
wrote in message ...
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".

Common talk back in the 60's; TV ad promo's.

You know, things did happen before you were born and before there was an
internet. :~)

"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
...

"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message
...

"BllFs6" wrote in message
...
Actually, (IIRC), there was a surge in people thinking themselves
invincible
when seatbelts started becoming commonplace in cars (1960's).

Same thing with St. Christopher medals, I'd imagine. :~

Well, GOD HELP US ALL if they start selling aviation grade plastic
Jesuses
for
mounting on the instrument panel.....pilots will start taking all
kinds
of
risks then


I'll see your plastic Jesus and raise you two medal St.Christopher's...


Christopher was de dashboarded wasn't he?

Yes...it was really horrible. Accident rates skyrocketed.

Tom,

Common talk back in the 60's; TV ad promo's.


What proof! So we must have aliens amongst us, too, I guess.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

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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