It should also be noted that you can reduce your individual risk even further than the mean by avoiding the most dangerous behaviors. Don’t be intoxicated, tire

It should also be noted that you can reduce your individual risk even further than the mean by avoiding the most dangerous behaviors. Don’t be intoxicated, tired, or distracted. And wear a seatbelt. People who drive dangerously are pushing up the average. And not to make this about the argument in the thread, but there’s not a lot you can do on an individual level to prevent airplane fatalities. (The flip side of course is you can be blackout drunk on a flight and still be perfectly safe.)