Toll

Cutting the Toll

Human Factors Road Test: Human Performance at its Best

Imagine it’s a quiet Saturday morning and the toils of another busy week have taken their toll. At last (and for what feels like the first time this week) it’s time to relax, and to let the mind unwind over a fresh cup of coffee. The blue sky and warm rays of the sun beam through the lounge room windows and combine with a gentle breeze rustling the trees in the garden. It’s a pleasant relief from what’s been a cold winter. Relaxing on the couch, warm and calm, it’s a contrast to the usual pace of juggling a busy job, a partner who travels regularly, the never-ending demands of a hobby farm and a couple of teenagers who are quickly becoming adults.

Then the pleasant moment is suddenly disrupted.