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It’s so amazing that we don’t see more accidents, for many reasons. We need to engineer our way out of talking to each other to preserve safety though. And also why the hell are we giving just anyone a drivers license while we’re at it.
Because years ago, Henry Ford and the oil industry convinced Congress to make cars the method of travel across the US. VERY few places can be traveled without a car.
And it fucking sucks, Hell I've been fortunate enough to have a vehicle that doesn't break down of as of late. It's funny how different people will treat you, my 2 year old car was in the dealership while I spent a week walking around a distant city. Like no I really can choose to walk. I could rent a car, again I have a week off work, but simply walking down the street leads to potential harassment from police and civilians alike.
Communication is a fantastic way to encourage safety. Wut?
My fault for the awkward phrasing. What I mean is - reliance on communication in the failure path seems fragile to me. Communication is important, but also one of the most common factors that causes aviation disasters.
I’d hope that we could engineer our way out of the need for high frequency communication somehow.
I thought your meaning was clear, FWIW.
That would require new equipment, new equipment requires training, training costs the airlines money.
There's a reason the 737 has been flying since the 1950s. Making a new plane means it would costs the airlines the same amount of money in training to buy a plane from another manufacturer. By continuing to use the same equipment, Boeing has an advantage over the competition, no matter how many people die because of it.