Yes, these agencies are largely the reason that air travel is significantly safer than driving (or even crossing the street). They are pretty much the poster-c

Yes, these agencies are largely the reason that air travel is significantly safer than driving (or even crossing the street). They are pretty much the poster-children for how regulation should work, in a lot of ways. Not a popular opinion among the "move-fast-and-break-things" crowd but one you'll appreciate the next time you and 300 other people are strapped into a flying bomb.