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Old 2nd Mar 2012, 02:22
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Trent 972
 
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Studies in the USA on accident satistics of vehicles fitted with ABS brakes have continually shown that these vehicles are involved in as many if not more accidents than vehicles not fitted with ABS.
Risk Compensation
ie. "My cars ABS brakes are so good I can reduce the distance between me and the car travelling in front"
or
"My glass cockpit displays so much information, I couldn't possibly get into trouble".
.. I've flown Glass for 24 years and 14 years of steam prior to that with a bit each-way in between, and I am in no doubt that Glass is really good but not the panacea for flight safety that some may think.
TGG makes a good point about Glass Cockpit displays with rapidly changing flight parameters. May as well p!ss into the breeze.
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