In the case of the Learjet, the customer only wants a certain amount of
safety.  If they wanted more they would be willing to pay for more.
Manufactures are only going to make it as safe as the customer is willing to
pay for.  Supply and demand.

Just my 2 cents worth.

Steve


-----Original Message-----
From:   pic microcontroller discussion list [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On
Behalf Of Quentin
Sent:   Tuesday, October 26, 1999 1:04 PM
To:     PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject:        Re: [OT] A Learjet in distress

Hi Jonathan
Yup, your reply just highlights my point that money for safety can just
as well be used for something else if you follow a certain train (pun
not intended) of thought. So where does it leave safety standards then?
We are back to square one.
We have another thing here in SA. 5 Billion Pounds were spend to upgrade
military hardware when we don't have any immediate enemies to talk
about, but our police, health care, schooling, etc. are still way bellow
standard...

I know who to blame, but then I'll be talking politics. This thread has
gone waayyy off topic for the PIClist anyway. Reply private if you wish
to continue.

Quentin