Yes, one's own common sense has to be balanced with knowledge and of course to some extent we all depend upon the actions of others for our own safety as well.
Playing Devil's Advocate myself for a moment, I do wonder sometimes whether today's culture of "somebody else is responsible" might not contribute to the lack of common sense applied by some people:
Why do
I need to think about what I'm doing that carefully? Somebody
else is charge of safety, aren't they?
I think we have to accept that as in most areas of life, the responsibility has to be shared. It might be somebody else's job to be on the lookup for possible hazards, but that doesn't mean that everybody else shouod stop thinking for themselves.
Everybody's Job [This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 08-25-2003).]
