Some drivers may drive more quickly and some pilots fly more challenging missions but that still doesnt justify ignoring safety enhancements that would be just that based on two equivalent flights.
I half agree, and I half think that's missing the point.
I can see that pulling the BRS at night is likely to be much safer than a forced landing at night, and I would probably be a lot more willing to fly at night if I had a BRS. To me this seems reasonable.
The issue with risk-compensation would be more about making silly decisions because of an increased sense of confidence - e.g. flying in very poor weather conditions or doing aerobatics in an aircraft that isn't cleared for them.
If ever you watch the news, during floods or blizzards, you are likely to see a disproportionate number of people who've come to grief crossing fords or coming off the road in their 4x4s. It isn't that a 4x4 is less able to cope with these conditions: just that their owners overestimated their capability and got themselves into trouble.
I also had a patient who was a BMX nut and had about 20 admissions for broken bones. When I asked him whether he wasn't overdoing things he assured me that he was very careful and always wore a helmet.