Jose wrote:
Most of them are not equipped to make that choice.


So? We can't babysit everyone.

Jose

Some of us have more concern about our fellow human beings. My
categorical advice to those who ask me (I don't volunteer this advice)
is "limit your ventures as a passenger in light aircraft to nice daytime
clear weather and then only with a pilot you know to be experienced."

I was involved in some measure with the following accident many years ago:

NTSB Identification: LAX75AL019
14 CFR Part 91 General Aviation
Event occurred Friday, October 18, 1974 in LONG BEACH, CA
Aircraft: PIPER PA-23, registration: N501EE

The joker took three innocent passengers with him. It was nighttime at
KLGB and their was thick ground fog. The joker was some 500 pound
overweight and elected to make an IFR departure to on-top using Runway
16L In those days there was a giant natural gas tank off the end of
16R, which required a mandatory ceiling and vis for commercial operations.

The ground controller (same hat as local controller at the time of
night) almost pleaded with the guy to use Runway 30 (the usual IFR
runway, and clear of obstacles).

The pilot refused and crashed into the tank, killing himself and three
folks who were led to believe this joker actually knew what he was doing.

The aircraft would have still hit the tank had it not been overloaded.
Had it taken off on Runway 30 it would have made it with the overweight
condition.

This stuff goes on on the time in G/A. Not by everyone for sure. But,
by enough folks that the hapless passengers is just rolling the dice.