Road Lice

[ynot slow]

It's months since I last woke up dead...must be getting out of practice...

A carpet layer I knew had a T shirt "I've used up my sick leave today I turned up dead".

[rastuscat]

Interesting thought follows. (Well, I think so)

The gubbermint internal discussion agencies are looking at what is called a safer system. Basically, they are looking at trying to get our road transport system co-ordinated to mean that when a person makes a cock up, the outcome is mitigated by safer roads cars etc.

This safer system would reduce the road toll, so I personally think that the think tank is heading in the right direction. KiwiRap is part of that concept.

My problem is, if we just support that concept as the be-all and end-all of road safety we miss out on what is the grestest chance to save ourselves, that being the recognition that we are the factor that most influences our own personal safety.

Who can influence my decision to go too fast into a corner, probably on the wrong line? Me.

Who can ride at a distance that means I can stop when the dick head in front of me stops for reasons known only to him? Me.

Who can avoid most head on crashes by staying on my own side of the centreline? Me.

Now, those are things I can influence right now, this second, at no cost at all to anyone.

So there.

P.S. anyone else ending posts with "so there" is in breach of my ineffectual property rights.

So there.

[MSTRS:Me]

It has always been that way. Yet, the grey men would have it that everyone needs to be saved from themselves. Of course, all that means is that the 'systems' put in place to that end simply allow the motoring public to think even less.
At what point do diminishing returns become obvious?