Chippychop - the problem is not access to the weather it is the decisions that pilots make about what they perceive to be their chances of success in the prevailing met conditions.
The really big difference between FW and RW is that we can go lower and slower which encourages people to push on when they should turn back or land.
How many PPLHs have to smear theselves across the landscape when pushing on in poor weather (and I am not saying that this happened in this tragic accident) before people recognise their own limitations? You wouldn't drive down a motorway in fog and rain at 100mph but lots of private helos have crashed at similar speeds in similar weather conditions.