Think about it: How many thousands of travelers have decided to drive to their destinations rather than wait for a flight? Here in the colonies, the highway death rate per million passenger miles is several orders of magnitude WORSE than commercial air travel, whatever its shortcomings.
With all due respect, you're joking, right? Everybody should know, especially on this forum, that on a per-passenger-trip basis, flying is
not the safest mode of transport. Since driving has a much higher distance component in its risk factor, there is a crossover point. For trips shorter than about 300 to 400 miles, driving is safer overall. For trips longer than 500 to 600 miles, flying is.