by MSI » Wed May 06, 2015 10:02 am
In response to some private emails on the article and some opinions in the article, please let me clarify:
The article is by Gladwell
- he of fame from the popular books Tipping Point, Blink and others.
And with Blink he put forth the proposition that since most decisions are 50/50 so why not simply guess on decisions since truly understanding issues and debating and analyzing is for the birds! Just guess and use the time you would have spent deliberating and understanding having FUN!
(ok that might not have been the main message of Blink but it is in there!)
I believe he left out a lot of important aspects of the whole safety issue by reliance on statistics.
- And you know statistics, wherein the truth lyes!
The article is an interesting look at some of the components which go into vehicle safety and design however i believe he missed a lot of important stories. He failed to mention that however 'defective' our safety regulation process is, the death rate per million miles of vehicle travel has been dropping significantly.
Something is definitely working with the NHTSA/civil litigation process!
So for the record: I did not mean to endorse any opinions in the article. Just thought it was an interesting article!
enjoy!
for info on how good vehicle safety is doing...
2011 NHTSA Early Estimate of Traffic Fatalities Record Low!
In response to some private emails on the article and some opinions in the article, please let me clarify:
The article is by Gladwell
[list]he of fame from the popular books Tipping Point, Blink and others.
And with Blink he put forth the proposition that since most decisions are 50/50 so why not simply guess on decisions since truly understanding issues and debating and analyzing is for the birds! Just guess and use the time you would have spent deliberating and understanding having FUN!
(ok that might not have been the main message of Blink but it is in there!)
[/list]I believe he left out a lot of important aspects of the whole safety issue by reliance on statistics.
[list]And you know statistics, wherein the truth lyes![/list]
The article is an interesting look at some of the components which go into vehicle safety and design however i believe he missed a lot of important stories. He failed to mention that however 'defective' our safety regulation process is, the death rate per million miles of vehicle travel has been dropping significantly.
Something is definitely working with the NHTSA/civil litigation process!
So for the record: I did not mean to endorse any opinions in the article. Just thought it was an interesting article!
enjoy!
for info on how good vehicle safety is doing...[url=http://www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=573]2011 NHTSA Early Estimate of Traffic Fatalities Record Low![/url]