Driving with Blinders
Wednesday, November 09, 2011Viewed 985 times
Imagine: An automobile that has only one window in the front. No side windows. The driver can see to steer the auto forward and turn, but cannot see completely from side to side. What happens when the driver reaches an intersection with no traffic lights? The driver cannot see out the sides, so how does he or she decide when to drive through the intersection?
The driver could take the same approach we use in the Safety Lifecycle. We establish a tolerable risk target. A number of one major accident per 120,000 intersection crossings is chosen. We do a risk assessment. Obviously the main hazardous event in the process of driving through the intersection is getting hit by another…
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