The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday edition that a new survey says a majority of software engineers and developers feel tight project deadlines can put safety at risk. A Canadian Press dispatch to The Globe says that 75 per cent of the 1,000 global workers who responded to the survey released Tuesday say pressure to deliver projects on time and on budget could be compromising critical aspects such as safety. The concern is even higher among engineers and developers in North America, with 77 per cent of those surveyed on the continent reporting that the urgency of projects could be straining safety. The study was conducted by research agency Coleman Parkes and commissioned by BlackBerry's QNX division, which builds connected-car technology The results reflect a tug of war engineers and developers grapple with as they balance the need to meet project deadlines with regulations and safety checks that can slow the process. The medical, industrial and automotive industries have standardized safety measures and anything they produce undergoes rigorous testing, but that work does not happen overnight. BlackBerry's John Wall says it has to be carried out from the start and then at every step of the development process.