I wonder if those of us engaged in the fascinating world of aviation have a view towards safety that is a little outside the mainstream, and too focused on the 10^-9 risk probability that rules our world.
As an example I'll use the obstacles that abut our roads, trees, ditches, power poles, head on collisions etc. We accept that people are going to collide with such obstacles in their vehicles and be injured, maimed or killed. Besides being enormously expensive to fix the deficiencies, we make no hue and cry as a community.
Not quite true at least here in Victoria with probably thousands of kilometres of guard rails and wire crash barriers separating traffic from the trees in rural areas. Reports today again highlight the higher fatal crash rate on country roads and the clearing of verges is one of the tactics employed to save drivers from themselves along with speed limits.
Kaz