What are the "hazardous thought patterns" in aviation and can they apply to our use of cars?

Question

awareness of this may be something good to come out the the crash of that Yankee baseball player and his flight instructor in NYC

Answer 1

1. Anti-Authority:
"Don't tell me."
This attitude is found in people who do not like anyone telling them what to do. In a sense, they
are saying, "No one can tell me what to do." They may be resentful of having someone tell them
what to do, or may regard rules, regulations, and procedures as silly or unnecessary. However, it
is always your prerogative to question authority if you feel it is in error.

2. Impulsivity:
"Do it quickly."
This is the attitude of people who frequently feel the need to do something, anything, immediately.
They do not stop to think about what they are about to do; they do not select the best alternative,
and they do the first thing that comes to mind.

3. Invulnerability:
"It won't happen to me."
Many people feel that accidents happen to others, but never to them. They know accidents can
happen, and they know that anyone can be affected. They never really feel or believe that they will
be personally involved. Pilots who think this way are more likely to take chances and increase risk.

4. Macho:
"I can do it."
Pilots who are always trying to prove that they are better than anyone else are thinking, "I can do it
–I'll show them." Pilots with this type of attitude will try to prove themselves by taking risks in order
to impress others. While this pattern is thought to be a male characteristic, women are equally
susceptible.

5. Resignation:
"What's the use?"
Pilots who think, "What's the use?" do not see themselves as being able to make a great deal of
difference in what happens to them. When things go well, the pilot is apt to think that it is good luck.
When things go badly, the pilot may feel that someone is out to get me, or attribute it to bad luck.
The pilot will leave the action to others, for better or worse. Sometimes, such pilots will even go
along with unreasonable requests just to be a "nice guy."

Answer 2

The five hazardous thought patterns are:

anti-authority: you can't let anyone tell you how to do anything
impulsivity: you act too quickly, without consideration
invulnerability: you tend to dismiss possible consequences
macho: you act as if trying to prove something
resignation: you give up too easily, when all is not lost


Yes, they can apply to anything, they certainly apply to driving.

It's funny that for some Military purposes they wish to encourage risk taking, and this later results in dangerous pilots and drivers. The military want you to charge across a minefield into the enemy lines, that's not generally something a normal person would consider sane, but the military need to get over there and deal with the bad guys.

Take a look at chapter 3 in the reference below.

Answer 3

The answer above me is dead on correct. But the accident in NY was not because of these factors, there was a 13kt crosswind that pushed the airplane into the building, he was trying to avoid laguardia airspace, his plane was not capable of making that turn without stalling or going into a spin. What was needed was pilot awareness, knowing where you are in relation to your surroundings, not any of the 5 signs of hazardous thought patterns.

Answer 4

I think this is a question for the mental health catagory more than transportation, they want you mentally sound and that would be good for cars too :)