.there’s a reason that safety systems around the world are based...

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there’s a reason that safety systems around the world are based on the same broad principles - it has to do with human fallibility.

maybe a reminder is needed that German engineering isn’t fail safe either. There was a problem with VW cars that resulted in sudden, dangerous acceleration. Robots designed in Europe to conduct automotive testing are unreliable.

or here are some French examples of competence

4 April 2022
the pilots of Air France Flight 011, a Boeing 777from New York to Paris struggled to control the plane during landing and were engaged in a kind of "tug-of-war" – apparently unaware of each other’s inputs on the controls, according to a report.

August 2022
it was reported that two pilots were suspended after a fistfight in the cockpit of an Airbus A320 in flight.

21 January 2024
while attempting to land on runway 24L at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Air France Flight 356initiated a go-around and suffered a tailstrike. The aircraft circled round for a second attempt and landed on the same runway without further incident. No injuries were reported but the aircraft received significant damage.

and this from the review of nuclear safety in france (asn report)
An unprecedented number of radiotherapy targeting errors, in particular wrong-side errors, was thus reported in 2023, with the trend continuing in 2024

Particular attention is given to the weak signals observed in a general context characterised by a lack of resources, sometimes financial, but above all human. ASN also notes an increase in the reporting of internal conflict situations, through inspections and via the whistle-blower alert reporting system


i recall that the Ford pinto, manufactured in North America was notorious for erupting into flames when involved in a rear end collision