Safety first? Holiday hazards, from food hygiene to adventure activities
Posted on 02 June 2009
Any trip to a foreign country these days implies carrying out some sort of risk assessment, especially for those travelling with children. Westerners in particular are accustomed to strict control of many areas of our lives; from food hygiene to safety standards in sporting activities, travel operators, and the like. In recent years what some see as an ‘intrusion’ into our private lives and freedom of choice has been steadily strengthening - and as usual, the good old US of A has got the ball rolling, in at least one respect. Ambulance chasing lawyers and ludicrously high compensation payments awarded by the courts are greatly responsible for this trend. The blame game - shifting personal responsibility whenever possible to a third party - has reached nonsensical levels. (Suing McDonalds for millions because the plaintiff burned his tongue on a cup of hot coffee is a typical example).
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