Uber backup driver indicted in 2018 self-driving crash that killed woman
This job reminds me a lot of when I lifeguarded in high school during the summer.  You sit on a chair in the sun, waiting for something to happen. The job is not stimulating, which further increases the difficulty of recognising if someone is in trouble - try watching some rescue training videos [0].  While a lot of the interventions a lifeguard does are prophylactic (“No running!” vs administering first aid to someone who tripped and split their skull open), interventions did happen a few times a month. To make sure those interventions happen when needed, pools implement processes to better manage the risk.<p>These processes seem to be the key difference between that job and this one. Rotations every 30 minutes, a manager actively observing for engagement, and overlapping zones of coverage all were instrumental in 0 fatalities - I can recall examples where each of those saved at least one person’s life. Redundancy, supervision, and engagement are what make a pool safe.  While I think this woman failed to do her job and may be punished for it, it is important to question why your community pool has better safeguards than an experimental car.<p>[0] <a href="https://youtu.be/4sFuULOY5ik" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/4sFuULOY5ik</a>