I'm still here.......
I gave up driving on two wheels about 50 years ago, when I became convinced that too high a proportion of car drivers were trying to kill me. I have been car/van driving and flying ever since.
My point is that different activities are affected differently by ones own safety approach to them. Flying is broadly speaking as safe as a pilot decides to make it a careful motorcyclist - they do exist - can still be wiped out by a careless driver.
A regulatory system is a significantly less effective factor (although it may prolong the life of a pilot with less inhibitions about killing himself and others).