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PART 1 / QUICK JUMPS / SAFETY AND RISK: MANAGING OUR DAILY LIVES
Part 1:
QUICK JUMPS
SAFETY
AND RISK:
Managing our Daily Lives
Risk is an unavoidable part of life. We work very
hard to make our lives as safe as possible. Locks,
safety belts, passwords, helmets, smoke detectors,
fire alarms, traffic signals, lifejackets and security
guards are part of our daily lives.
Still, accidents can happen, and ill-intentioned people
can put us at risk. We can become sick or be a victim
of circumstances beyond our control. What
makes us go on with our daily lives is our confidence
that everything will go right and that we can manage
the risks we take.
When we ride a car, we trust that it is safe and that
the driver knows all the rules and the necessary precautions.
When we jump in a pool, we rely on the
skills we learned through swimming lessons. If we
walk across a street, we wait for a green light and
we trust that cars will stop at the red light.
Extreme thrill seekers may take risks that most of us
wouldn’t. But even they do everything to make
things safe, and they trust their experience and skills
to avoid harm.
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