On 1/24/2012 12:16 PM, Jack wrote:

People ain't dice though. There are two good reasons the chances of an
accident increase over time. One is complacency. Get too nonchalant and
whack, one less fing-ee. The other is age. The longer you go w/o
accident, the older ya get. The older ya get, the more useless ya get
and one day, whack, another fing-ee bites the dust....


The principle of _risk-compensation effect_: "When people feel safer,
they take more chances, so the total level of safety remains constant".

IOW, more SS's on the market will not necessarily result in fewer table
saw accidents, although the severity may arguably decrease, at least at
this stage of the game.

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