Ya' know - there's one thing about regulations.....you have to enforce them! They don't have enough folks to enforce the current regs - how are they gonna keep up with any new ones? How many of you have ever been ramp checked? Now I'm not recommending ignoring regs, but it does happen. Just hope you don't chose to ignore those that DO make flying safer....
I tend to come down on the side of training and education to make things safer than government mandates that are so easily ignored. I, personally, would be more likely to do something if I thought it was in my best interest than I would just because someone told me I had to do it.