Accidents, crashes, fires, etc

[MantaRay]

When there is an incident regarding aircraft, the industry learn from it and procedures are put into place to help prevent or minimise the risks of a similarly caused accident happening again.

Similarly, cars have gradually improved to improve the survivability of it's occupants but on the whole we learn very little or there is very little feedback available as to the cases of accidents. Numerous crashes are reported by the media on a daily basis, yet we seldom get a follow up report giving us details of the causes. Likewise with building fires.

Why can't we all be told, that way people might begin to realise what they can do to help eliminate their own chances of being involved in an accident or fire?

[rojash]

"Why can't we all be told"
Crashes are reported in newspapers because editors consider them newsworthy. Follow-ups are rarely considered newsworthy.

[ChuckFickens]

Because "25 Killed in building fire last night" sells more papers than "building fire 6 months ago caused by overloaded socket"

They do get investigated though.

[VHG]

Also peoiple are told things over and over again and dont do anything about it.

How many millions of homes do not have smoke alarms fitted, when often the fire brigade will come round and fit them for free.

And I was waiting to cross a busy road recently and while waiting counted the number of poeple not wearing seat belts.

I have to say it was about 1 in 10. Often young men or people driving "vans", but also a lot of Asians (we get a lot of Asians round here and many dont wear seat belts, or even bother to put their children in child seats or in seat belts.

[jake-the-peg]

As I recall there was a rather good Horizon program on this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...vivorsguide/top_tips/

on youtube here:

[beso]

Automotive crashes are mostly caused by human error. No to would be quite the same.

Personally I always assume that the other drivers are incompetent and I have habitually contemplated what I would do if met someone doing the wrong thing on my daily drive. Hopefully I would instinctively follow that action if it ever happened.