By Alan Murg
I wish I’d known Mike Kirwan (“Brazilian crash is a wake-up call,” Aug. 4) when I was still employed as a pilot, as his ability to predict air accident sites is awesome. Maybe we should ask him where the next bridge collapse will be. But he must be a mass of neuroses from the moment he steps out of bed, though even lying in bed motionless has side effects.
All human activity is potentially dangerous, the trick is to manage the risk. Unfortunately, the managers are fallible humans and mistakes occur, but that doesn’t mean that life must stop.
Mr. Kirwan must be distraught that someone invented the wheel.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 8, 2007. Read the original PDF.