I do and I realize that, statistically, that is less save then flying. But if my car catches on fire, I can exit it and since I drive the same car every time I drive, I can notice if it needs repairs and whatnot. In a plane, I gotta hope that whoever serviced it didn’t fuck up.
Also, most car problems, even crashes, are not deadly. I drive in the city and a crash even at 50 kph isn’t that likely to kill me. Meanwhile, any problem a plane might have is an immediate nightmare scenario.
Sense of control vs no sense of control, I suppose.
FWIW you also have to drive if you live in most places in the US. Flying is optional but there isn’t a way to opt out of the four-wheeled death trap like you can with air travel.
i used to subscribe to the idea that flying was safer than driving and since i drove all the time, i should just zen out about flying.
i drive way less now, but besides that, i think the undernining of the administrative state and its institutions is undermining the historic record for air travel safety, specifically the idea that historic statistics are a predictor for present and future reality.
I do and I realize that, statistically, that is less save then flying. But if my car catches on fire, I can exit it and since I drive the same car every time I drive, I can notice if it needs repairs and whatnot. In a plane, I gotta hope that whoever serviced it didn’t fuck up.
Also, most car problems, even crashes, are not deadly. I drive in the city and a crash even at 50 kph isn’t that likely to kill me. Meanwhile, any problem a plane might have is an immediate nightmare scenario.
Sense of control vs no sense of control, I suppose.
FWIW you also have to drive if you live in most places in the US. Flying is optional but there isn’t a way to opt out of the four-wheeled death trap like you can with air travel.
i used to subscribe to the idea that flying was safer than driving and since i drove all the time, i should just zen out about flying.
i drive way less now, but besides that, i think the undernining of the administrative state and its institutions is undermining the historic record for air travel safety, specifically the idea that historic statistics are a predictor for present and future reality.
so, basically, fuck flying in the US.