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Why do planes have all those life vests and waste all that time with safety briefings.
Partially for historical reasons but mainly since they are required to.
See for the US: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=1&SID=bba5ad06518b529c94e1d67a3270196b&ty=HTML&h=L&r=SECTION&n=49y2.1.1.3.12.1.25.5You're going to die if it falls out of the sky. They could save a lot of money by not having or doing those things. It's not just about economics.
Regulation and liability are real economic issues.
http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/cabin_safety/media/cabinsafetyindex.pdf
EdwardZ
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You replied to me with "I have little doubt that machines can drive cars better than "average" drivers but that still does not make accidents "impossible"." so you implied that I thought accidents were impossible which I clearly did not.
Economical rational considerations? Why do planes have all those life vests and waste all that time with safety briefings. You're going to die if it falls out of the sky. They could save a lot of money by not having or doing those things. It's not just about economics.