Update: I saw something at the Grand Canyon that made me question the usual advice.

I was at the South Rim last month, and every guide and sign tells you to stay on the paved paths. I saw a family carefully step about ten feet off the trail onto a flat, solid rock to get a better view away from the crowd. Everyone around them acted like they'd broken a huge rule. The rock was stable and they weren't near any edge, but the judgment was clear. Has anyone else found that some safety rules are more about controlling people than actual risk?

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norag5527d ago

Yeah, that's just how things work now. It's not about the real danger, it's about making everything idiot-proof and taking away any choice. You see it with warning labels on everything, gates where there used to be open spaces, and rules that treat all adults like children. That family did a simple risk check and made a choice, but the system can't handle that. It needs total control to feel safe, even when it makes the experience worse for everyone.

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grantl949d ago

Remember when @danielm48's metal slides gave us real fun, not just warning labels?

danielm4827d ago

Remember those old playgrounds with tall metal slides and concrete under the swings? @norag55 is right, they got rid of all that fun because someone might get a scrape... now everything is padded and boring. It feels like we traded small risks for a world with no real choices.