Australians Wrapped in Legal Cotton Wool

Just noticing little things but get the feeling our laws regarding neglicence in Austrqlia have gone way too far towards the american system. Just even the way the trains operate (which is great - one every couple of minutes!). It is like we have become a nation of idiots who need to be protected against ourselves, which consequently means we become lax, and take less responsibilty for having a brain. Probably not describing it probably - oh well.