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My background as a Safety Director I’ve learned that over 90% of accidents are caused by unsafe acts.

This should be the FIRST line in any group trip planner for ALL to read and discuss. People need to be made aware that the ONLY dumb question is the one you fail to ask when the subject matter is out of your scope of experience.

I agree( sort of) sometimes first hand experience is the best teacher. However if you don't survive it, then your a statistic and the "teaching" comes from other's learning from your mis-fortune!

My Dad was a mechanic/repair person his entire life. In All his work years, he NEVER had a cut bad enough that he needed stitches. He taught me at a young age, " Never put yourself between a rock and a hard place"   ;) IF you could get that idea/message in everyones head, there would be far fewer "accidents" and less frivolous lawsuits :(

I've had some dangerous jobs over the years. I've managed to stay stitch free at work and in the wild, because of that lesson I learned as a boy.

Even now, before I do anything/anywhere, I ask myself " What's the WORST thing that could happen?"  Then I ask myself is the reward worth the risk? IF the answer is yes, then I develop a Plan B that will give me a reasonable chance of surviving Plan A when Murphy's Law kicks in.

So far it's served me well.