[Sigia-l] Can UI designers kill people?

[Lord, Ralph]

> Apparently, mangled shopping carts are not the only problem:
> 
> Aeroplanes Would Be Safer If Cockpits Were More 
> Human-friendly, Says New Study 
<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/01/040107074159.htm>

There's a huge amount of work done on these issues and has been for many
years.  In light of that, the press release cited makes a pretty
simplistic claim: "gosh, flying an airplane can be pretty darn
complicated sometimes...we should design the cockpit better". 

Here's a useful googloid that will give anyone interested plenty to chew
on:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=accident+analysis
+situation+awareness

RL
Atlanta