12-30-2019, 04:56 PM
Having a leisurely read of the Australian over coffee this morning, not much in the way of news but a report on page four set my mind pondering.
“Drivers panned as holiday Toll hits 31” read the headline.
Eight people dead in NSW alone in less than two weeks, which generated a plea from “Disappointed” police for drivers to take care and “follow the rules.”
Compare the hysterical reaction of the aviation police (CAsA) to crashes which killed six people on behalf of the “angel flight” charity. Six deaths over nine years. Two fatal crashes that generated front page reports in the press and much gnashing of teeth and calls to do something from the political class.
State Traffic police express disappointment, aviation police jerk the knee and immediately start talking of increased onerous regulation that would affectively shut down charity flights.
Its all so passing strange that aviation attracts such scrutiny.
Money thrown around like confetti on ATSB investigations that really come to no conclusion at all, other than glib statements that do not address the causes or recommendations on how to mitigate them.
The aviation police pushing through “administrative” actions free from scrutiny by anyone from the political class with any marbles in place, heaping cost upon cost upon the charities aside from that expended to develop those actions, that do not target the real issue central to the cause of the accidents and will do nothing to mitigate a reoccurrence.
The whole sorry saga a sad indictment of Australia’s regulator reacting to a hysterical, sensationist press, rather than sober reflection.
The past few weeks have seen many reports condemning the ineptitude of the Bureaucratic class both in their “advice” or lack thereof and their ability to format laws that actually work as intended.
Poor old aviation always seems to be on the receiving end of this ineptitude.
Consider the privatisation of our airports. Probably the greatest fraud ever perpetrated on the Australian people, handing billions of dollars the big Mcbanks and development sharks to the detriment of the users, same with our ports, same with our electricity suppliers, same with our roads, everywhere you turn vital national infrastructure handed to entities who’s only objective is profit, they’ve even done it with our water supplies.
Some Local shire councils, mostly in more urban areas, heavily influenced by Development sharks pulling off some rather shady, shonky, deals contrary to the interests of their constituents, I believe the term is “Soft Corruption”, the sad thing is there is nothing soft about it and it is invading our public sector in ever increasing volume.
“Drivers panned as holiday Toll hits 31” read the headline.
Eight people dead in NSW alone in less than two weeks, which generated a plea from “Disappointed” police for drivers to take care and “follow the rules.”
Compare the hysterical reaction of the aviation police (CAsA) to crashes which killed six people on behalf of the “angel flight” charity. Six deaths over nine years. Two fatal crashes that generated front page reports in the press and much gnashing of teeth and calls to do something from the political class.
State Traffic police express disappointment, aviation police jerk the knee and immediately start talking of increased onerous regulation that would affectively shut down charity flights.
Its all so passing strange that aviation attracts such scrutiny.
Money thrown around like confetti on ATSB investigations that really come to no conclusion at all, other than glib statements that do not address the causes or recommendations on how to mitigate them.
The aviation police pushing through “administrative” actions free from scrutiny by anyone from the political class with any marbles in place, heaping cost upon cost upon the charities aside from that expended to develop those actions, that do not target the real issue central to the cause of the accidents and will do nothing to mitigate a reoccurrence.
The whole sorry saga a sad indictment of Australia’s regulator reacting to a hysterical, sensationist press, rather than sober reflection.
The past few weeks have seen many reports condemning the ineptitude of the Bureaucratic class both in their “advice” or lack thereof and their ability to format laws that actually work as intended.
Poor old aviation always seems to be on the receiving end of this ineptitude.
Consider the privatisation of our airports. Probably the greatest fraud ever perpetrated on the Australian people, handing billions of dollars the big Mcbanks and development sharks to the detriment of the users, same with our ports, same with our electricity suppliers, same with our roads, everywhere you turn vital national infrastructure handed to entities who’s only objective is profit, they’ve even done it with our water supplies.
Some Local shire councils, mostly in more urban areas, heavily influenced by Development sharks pulling off some rather shady, shonky, deals contrary to the interests of their constituents, I believe the term is “Soft Corruption”, the sad thing is there is nothing soft about it and it is invading our public sector in ever increasing volume.