Keep in mind the context of this conversation is about regulation, not about individual decision making.<p>From an individual stand-point, you are correct: &quot;will my flight crash?&quot; is a question that the individual would ask.  But from a regulatory stand-point, the question is, &quot;what is the safest way to transport people?&quot; and those questions are not the same statistically.<p>This is similar to Taleb&#x27;s &quot;black swans&quot; conundrum.  You&#x27;re comparing likely events with small ramifications to unlikely events with large ramifications.