> Is it all just... human inability to calculate risks and our focus on the "flashy"? I think this ^ Plus, on the ground we think we have control... someone s

> Is it all just... human inability to calculate risks and our focus on the "flashy"? I think this ^ Plus, on the ground we think we have control... someone sick comes on the bus, we think we can 'escape' from the bus on that (or next) station. Same with general safety.... if you drive a car, you think you're invincible, and that your superpower reflexes and supersenses will predict anything happening around you, and you'll be able to avoid any accident... but on a plane, engines stop working, and there's literally nothing you can do, sometimes for many minutes until you (probably) crash and die. Of course, statistics show different safety numbers, but for most people, statistics is about "them" and not "us".