Who do you trust to tell you the truth about safety?
| 13:36 UK time, Monday, 17 May 2010
The continues as the story of the BP oil spill evolves. There doesn't seem to be a consensus on exactly what risks were taken, how much damage has been done, or when it will be cleaned up and who will foot the final bill. It's tough to get to the truth.
Meanwhile, . Virgin Atlantic boss Richard Branson called the flight restrictions
'beyond a joke'
and British Airways Chief Executive Willie Walsh said the action taken by the (CAA)
'was a gross overreaction'.
CAA chief executive Andrew Haines said:
"It's the CAA's job to ensure the public is kept safe by ensuring safety decisions are based on scientific and engineering evidence; we will not listen to those who effectively say: 'Let's suck it and see."
In the back and forth between government agencies and corporations, who do you believe? Do you trust government agencies to be independent? Do you think safety is at the forefront for corporations when they make decisions?
And on a more philosophical level, how do you judge the level of a risk?
Are there certain instances where you would fly and others where you would not?
What do you base that on? How do you rationalize your risk?
