Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:

I don't think anyone is immune to risk compensation, although some
people have a more realistic view of the merits of various safety aids
than others. The comment refers to research done on drivers with and
without ABS and seatbelts, which showed that they drove faster and
less safely when using those devices.

See Risk by John Adams.


Interesting piece on Radio 4 Today this morning about "childproof containers".
There are 25,000 incidents a year involving children. The person interviewed
said the problem was people thought them childproof when in fact they are only
child resistant. Consequence is they keep "childproof" bottles of bleach etc
in places which are convenient but accessible to children rather than put
away. The perception of "childproofness" has therefore increased the risk to
children over ordinary containers which most people would put somewhere safe
with children around.

Tony