Risk compensation
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Risk compensation is a theory which suggests that people typically adjust their behavior in response to perceived levels of risk, becoming more careful where they sense greater risk and less careful i
Skydiver Bill Booth's second rule states that "The safer skydiving gear becomes, the more chances skydivers will take, in order to keep the fatality rate constant."
A breach in a levee in Papendrecht, the Netherlands, during the North Sea flood of 1953, flooding houses that had been built behind it
Anti-lock braking system
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An anti-lock braking system is a safety anti-skid braking system used on aircraft and on land vehicles, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, and buses. ABS operates by preventing the wheels from locking
Risk compensation
…result in increased risks. For example, it has been observed that motorists drove closer to the vehicle in front when their vehicles were fitted with anti-lock brakes. There is also evidence that the risk compensation phenomenon could explain the failure of condom distribution programs to reverse HIV prevalence and…
ABS brakes on a BMW motorcycle
A car with a sticker in the rear conveying about having ABS and EBD features
ABS speed sensors
Partially disassembled four-channel hydraulic control unit containing motor, pump and valves