> When there are no roads left to close people will still get themselves into trouble by not observing enough, not thinking enough, or putting their faith in untrustworthy sources.
Perfect is the enemy of good. Sure, closing dangerous roads won't prevent all deaths, but if it has a good lives saved:cost ratio then it's worth doing.
Re:Death by GPS
by pfarnsworth on Monday May 09, 2016 @03:42PM
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They closed the road during the winter because it was known to be dangerous. Someone came and cut the chains and opened it back up which is why they were able to take that road
I feel for James Kim, but why is that a reason for the road not to have been open? I make a hobby of exploring back roads. I sometimes use a GPS, but almost always for locating myself and getting a view of my surroundings, rarely for directions. I don't like to see bad things happen to people, but I'm sincerely puzzled when the reaction is to try and prevent them happening through prohibitions. When there are no roads left to close people will still get themselves into trouble by not observing enough, not thinking enough, or putting their faith in untrustworthy sources.