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QUT and affiliates sued for $8m Kangaroo Point 27-May-2017 At 8:17:25 PM rightarmbad

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No it is not what I was taught, but just the common sense of adding an extra layer of safety into a system with virtually no overhead.
When I see the traffic lights go green I don't assume it is safe either.
I look both ways and then proceed.

Both instances take a mere handful seconds but add enormously to safety in situations that have repeatedly proven to have been 'accident' prone.

I climb with a lot of overseas visitors and sometimes there are climbing practices differences and language barriers so miscommunication can be more prevalent.
If I climbed every week with the same person then maybe I might become complacent like you and expose myself to unnecessary risk.

But it is only seconds, so I doubt it.