Originally Posted by
Ian W
This type of over reaction and illogical regulatory disagreements bring the entire safety culture into disrepute. The pax think its just officialdom being awkward because they like being awkward and imposing 'meaningless rules'. In many the pax are right there are lots of 'rules' that are pure CYA and have no technical merit So just like crying wolf too many times, these regulations are just not believed and that includes the real threats ...
Regulators need to get their act together and have verified quantified risks to justify each 'safety' rule and have them consistent worldwide.
If only I could have this engraved in stone. To slap some sense into quite a few boxed minds.