Craig Jungers wrote: >Insurance companies were the first to encroach upon this freedom but it >rapidly became part of the legal agenda (pushed along by insurance company >lobbiests) for various jurisdictions. > And it may all be for naught, afterall.... Study: Airbags, antilock brakes not likely to reduce accidents, injuries http://news.uns.purdue.edu/html4ever/2006/060927ManneringOffset.html The behavior responsible for this seeming paradox is called the offset hypothesis, which predicts that consumers adapt to innovations meant to improve safety by becoming less vigilant about safety, said Fred Mannering <https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/People/view_person?group_id=1920&resource_id=2089>, a professor of civil engineering at Purdue University. (I know this isn't kayaking but it's relative to a favorite topic here) Jackie *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Oct 17 2006 - 11:42:50 PDT
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