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It's interesting to me how easily people dismiss the danger of simply
driving, but see flying as a much more dangerous activity. You don't see
people with phobias of driving even though almost every one knows someone
who has been involved in a wreck, or has been involved in one themselves.

-Trent
PP-ASEL


I think one needs to keep in mind that we are indoctrinated into the
automobile world as soon as we are born. From the first ride home
from the maternity ward, we grow up with cars being an integral part
of every phase of life. It's no wonder to me that the dangers
involved are dismissed because everyone accepts that the automobile is
as normal to everyday life as the bathtub. That goes for the
accidents, too. Not many are fortunate enough to have this same early
indoctrination into the aviation world, thus it typically is not
regarded as a normal part of living.
Rich Russell