To some companies, it is easier to find fault with a driver and fire them rather than spend money to fix an issue.ldj1002 wrote:I know a person that was a bus driver and if a driver got rear ended it was almost always a chargeable accident by the company. Note I said by the company, not the law.Shoot Straight wrote:So true. People are also usually to blame when they do something intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly.WildBill wrote:Blame is not the same as negligence.
Back to the subject of accidental discharges, when NTSB calls most crashes "accidents" instead of "pilot error" I'm willing to reconsider my choice of words. Until then, all I can say is good luck avoiding accidents!
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- Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:38 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: AD's don't just happen
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Re: AD's don't just happen
- Tue Jan 14, 2014 2:47 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: AD's don't just happen
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Re: AD's don't just happen
THis is definitely true. Most of the time, accidents happen because of a combination of things. Often, most of those things were done all the time with no consequences for years before they all stacked up together to produce the accident.anygunanywhere wrote:The safety philosophy of my employer is that all accidents are preventable. This all encompassing philosophy covers a lot of responsibility from all engineering and operations disciplines.
Even though all accidents are preventable not all accident causes are negligent.
Some causes can and do get attributed to unsafe conditions but the majority are a result of unsafe behaviors.
Most accidents can be traced back to multiple causes and/or behaviors that contribute to the event. In almost all cases, if only one of the unsafe behaviors or conditions had been removed or corrected the accident would never have happened.
For the most part, we as a group are reasonable people and strive to be accident free because our chosen passion can very easily lead to serious injury and death if we do not stay vigilant.
Anygunanywhere
That said, there are things we as gun owners can do to minimize accidents and we need to be as vigilant as possible to adhere to those safety rules.
- Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:05 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: AD's don't just happen
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Re: AD's don't just happen
I had one ND in my life and it was carelessness. Thankfully no one hurt, and no damage, but scared me. Happened because I reached into a rifle case to pull out a rifle and bumped the trigger inadvertently. Months earlier I had apparently racked the bolt with a loaded mag and didn't check it. I probably would have checked it after pulling it out of the case, but I didn't get that far. Basically, carelessness months prior and inadvertently bumping the trigger led to an ND. Don't think it can't happen to you. Take care always.