One thing you're missing is that 25,000 of the FAA employees are Air Traffic Controllers. There is no equivalent function that NHTSA does that would require tha

One thing you're missing is that 25,000 of the FAA employees are Air Traffic Controllers. There is no equivalent function that NHTSA does that would require that many employees. This whole comparison grated on me. Either the NHTSA guy is an idiot or Gladwell is an idiot or both, likely both. Or they're deliberately prevaricating and hoping that most people won't notice. I can't stand sloppy "factoids" like that. Context is essential.