It doesn't matter at all if the safety system has any effect. The point is entirely that safety systems (functional or not) apparently make people more reckless

It doesn't matter at all if the safety system has any effect. The point is entirely that safety systems (functional or not) apparently make people more reckless. Examples of this are crosswalks (not effective), and the oil rig safety thing (which in this case was also not effective). <<That’s because they have a false sense of security in crosswalks and are less likely to look both ways. >> <<Transocean official apparently tried to close off a safety debate by reminding everybody the blowout preventer would save them if something went wrong. The illusion of the safety system encouraged the crew to behave in more reckless ways. >>