Lophophaps wrote:GPSGuided, yu said "How can the objectives b/n tourism drive and tramper safety be harmonised? They'll always conflict." Very true. Human safety is or should be paramount.
GPSGuided wrote:But there are limits. To be absolutely safe, no one can afford the Nth degree of investment. At the end of the day, NZ is selling the great outdoors and all that comes with nature. It's up to the individual to understand the limits of their ability. With an extensive building program and legal baggage, the experience will no longer be the same. Life is a series of probabilities that we adults have to be responsible for, DOC/NP should not be burdened with the unreasonable.
wayno wrote:if you build more shelters on the tracks you are arguably encouraging people to attempt them in bad weather
Lophophaps wrote:Not easy getting a balance, is it?
wayno wrote:or you can go the way of Mt Fuji and maximise tourism infrastructure on a mountain...
wayno wrote:
izogi wrote: Accidents are usually due to the sorts of reasons where accidents occur (ie. lots of reasons combined) and everyone zeroes in on Coroner's recommendations to "add more signs", whether it's DOC adding them or other people criticising it.
The trooper I had spoken with about the rescue of the Grand Hotel employees complained to me that people heading into the wilderness for purposes of self-discovery can be driven in a way that makes them do stupid things, such as disregarding the weather
izogi wrote:and everyone zeroes in on Coroner's recommendations to "add more signs", whether it's DOC adding them or other people criticising it.
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