I suppose like many endeavors....as long as the system ensures mediocrity and relieving the participants from having to actually think about what they are doing...we will continue to see accidents caused by stupid people because the system ensures there are more of them in the affected population.
The presence of more Rules does not necessarily translate to fewer accidents.
You might consider what this study has to say when it compares Helicopter EMS Accident Rates for the UK, Germany, Australia, and the USA.
What is significant is the Study did not consider the impact of Night and IFR/IMC Operations on the Accident Rates.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24662871