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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


That's true - and it's one of the difficulties in making meaningful
statistical comparisons. The sample size for automobile use is just so great.
We spend a significant portion of our lives in automobiles. After sleeping, it
must be one of the highest time activities for average people in
industrialized nations.

Today I spent four hours in the car and one hour and a half in a Cessna 172. I
guess my risk in the car was probably greater, but I put a lot more attention
into safety considerations on my flight. Even though I'm a very
safety-conscious driver, we just don't evaluate the risk in the same way,
because it's such a "standard" part of our everyday lives.

In the old adage about rural life " Birth sometimes occurs in cars, death
usually, and conception always!"

G Faris