Practice question

Which of the following is a key principle of the Safe System Approach regarding human error?

Human error can be completely eliminated through education
Humans will inevitably make mistakes, and the system should be designed to prevent those mistakes from being fatal
Only young and elderly drivers make critical errors
Technology will eventually make human driving unnecessary

Answer: B — Humans will inevitably make mistakes, and the system should be designed to prevent those mistakes from being fatal

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