There are people out there who would say that people who carry PLB's feel "protected enough" to push the envelope and/or do stupid things KNOWING that the PLB will bring rescue with just the push of a button.

I'm not one of them.

I do wish NOAA would keep a log of PLB-related rescues much like the FAA keeps a log of airline-related incidences. It would be interesting to read the first-hand accounts of what happened, why rescue was called, how fast rescue arrived, ...