When Safety Becomes a Luxury Good The recent crash of a banner plane into Florida's surf near New Smyrna Beach serves as a stark reminder of a disturbing trend in American culture: the erosion of basic safety protocols.
The incident highlights the dangers of deregulation and the commercialization of what should be public services. Banner planes are supposed to fly above beachgoers, not crash into the water in front of them.
Lax regulations and a profit driven culture have led to increasingly close calls between air traffic and coastal activities.