We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "bentleybonnett"
<moon27.helen (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> saying something like:

And stupidity and recklessness.

But that's all part of the package.
--

Dave
SE6a

I remember "bentleybonnett"
Do you think we've lost our freedom of choice these days? Nobody is
allowed to be reckless, stupid, or even 'daring' any more for fear of
repraisals. Ultimately I suppose it's for safety reasons. Safety is
important of course, but can we be too safe? Too scared to take risks
and 'live for the moment'?
Very philosphical this!......
What do you think?

Helen

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Helen"
<moon27.helen (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> saying something like:

I've not seen any figures to back this up, but I expect the 'dangerous'
sports of parachuting, bungee-jumping, rock climbing, motorcycling and
the like are a reaction to the safe and unchallenging existence most of
us lead.

Got to get the adrenaline rush somehow.
--

Dave
SE6a

Grimly Curmudgeon <grimly4REMOVE (AT) REMOVEgmail (DOT) com> wrote

puzzling over why the safest cars seemed to have the most minor accidents.
He came to the conclusion that drivers conduct risk assessments and that the
safer the car makes a driver feel, the smaller the margin of error that is
allowed for.

He ended the article with a sketch of his view of the safest car on the
road. It had no seat belts or air bags. These had been replaced with a
steel spike in the middle of the steering wheel. It had bald tyres,
unassisted drum brakes, and bodywork made of corrugated cardboard.

I can see his point. Nobody would tailgate, or hurtle through fog or snow
in something like that.

Jim