Post by Harold on Jan 8, 2016 13:37:55 GMT
While driving back to work from the Chippy today (Fat Friday) I found myself having the following random thought. I think it may be Nick's influence 
I was approaching a set of lights and the cars in front were braking and I found myself thinking that brake lights are a very simple and efficient method of showing the vehicle is slowing down, but here's the random bit. If brake lights did not exist and were being invented now I don't think with todays health and safety mad environment they would get approved, imagine the pitch.
"I have invented a way of showing that vehicles travelling at up to 70mph closely together can indicate they are slowing down, we will put red lights on the back which are on anyway but brighten slightly when the car is slowing."
I think the health and safety mob would laugh you out of the office and insist on all sorts of other audible and visual warnings.
A bit random I know but what do you think and what other basic everyday things do you think would fall foul of the H & S brigade if they were being invented now.
I was approaching a set of lights and the cars in front were braking and I found myself thinking that brake lights are a very simple and efficient method of showing the vehicle is slowing down, but here's the random bit. If brake lights did not exist and were being invented now I don't think with todays health and safety mad environment they would get approved, imagine the pitch.
"I have invented a way of showing that vehicles travelling at up to 70mph closely together can indicate they are slowing down, we will put red lights on the back which are on anyway but brighten slightly when the car is slowing."
I think the health and safety mob would laugh you out of the office and insist on all sorts of other audible and visual warnings.
A bit random I know but what do you think and what other basic everyday things do you think would fall foul of the H & S brigade if they were being invented now.
