Some things make us feel much safer, but don't actually increase safety much (wide streets). Some things make us much more safe, but don't actually increase sa

Some things make us feel much safer, but don't actually increase safety much (wide streets). Some things make us much more safe, but don't actually increase safety much (seatbelts). The latter increase safety (for drivers, at least--they could conceivably decrease safety for pedestrians). The former do not.