本期杂志上霍华德在专栏里举了两个例子来说明风险意识的重要性。第一个例子是雪崩领域的专家弗雷兹顿(Jill Fredston)说的:登山者在配备了更好的安全装置后,可能会忍不住去冒更多的风险,如此一来,反而要面对更多危险。第二个例子讲得是荷兰的Drachten镇,该镇在取消交通管制后,交通流量上升了一倍,而死亡事故却跌到零。究其缘由,可能是因为司机会更小心驾驶。可见,改善安全装置的作用可能会被人类行为所抵消。当我把霍华德先生讲的这两个例子发到微博后,媒体同行慕云五老师在评 This issue of Howard on the column gives two examples to illustrate the importance of risk awareness. The first example is from an avalanche expert Jill Fredston: Climbers may not be able to take more risks when they are equipped with better safety devices, and instead have to Face more danger. The second example is about the town of Drachten in the Netherlands. After the traffic control was abolished in the town, traffic flow doubled and the fatal accident dropped to zero. The reason may be because the driver will drive more carefully. Visible, improve the role of safety devices may be offset by human behavior. When I sent Mr. Howard’s two examples to Weibo, the media correspondent Mu Yunwu