Rottenlungs,
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Re: the stats/numbers of incidents within NZ, is this apparent rise something that is occuring of late? reference 50 year stats or the like?
The reason I ask is if indeed the number of incidents are as a result of the Kiwi attitude then this would be reflected by no real change (compounded) over the years. That is to say the No. 8 wire mentality hasn't changed since someone invented it.
Although there is more than likely a case to say that local mindsets have some level of effect on the cause of incidents, if the numbers show an apparent rise in recents years (and this seems to be the current discussion) then how could this be attributed to a historic attitude?
I believe that attitudes are involved somewhere along the line, but feel the answer may lie within the training environment.