The discipline of engineering is littered with catastrophes throughout history - everything from bridge collapses to cars loosing braking power like in the old

The discipline of engineering is littered with catastrophes throughout history - everything from bridge collapses to cars loosing braking power like in the old Buicks from the 50s. Yet we still keep innovating because we know that despite the risks involved the reward could be immeasurable. Besides, this dad doing it for his son is probably taking more care and precaution than some nameless/faceless engineer. EDIT: clarity