Dispatches from District 48
Posts tagged ‘NTSB’
I spent years, before I burned out on the task, picking over bad climate studies, and at the time reached the conclusion that there was something about the climate science field that was anomalous, tolerating so much bad science, bad sampling methodology, and bad statistical approaches.
However, now I am coming to the conclusion that perhaps most studies in every field are dominated by this same crap. Here is an example, from the NTSB on busses.
When health care is paid for by public funds, politicians only need to argue that some behavior affects health, and therefore increases the state's health care costs, to justify regulating the crap out of that behavior.
So, don't be surprised to see a lot more of this:
"Too many lives are lost in motorcycle accidents," Christopher A. Hart, NTSB vice chairman, said in announcing that helmets had been added to the board's annual "most-wanted list" of safety improvements. "It's a public health issue."
