I would.
I offer this as proof that your statement is false.
In other news, the public would once have never stepped on board a vehicle moving faster than a horse, would once have never stepped on a driverless train, would once have never stepped on an aeroplane, would once have never submitted to surgeons opening them up with a knife...
It's difficult to judge what The Public will or will not accept based on one's own prejudices. The Public will accept an awful lot of risk on the whole, if it gives them a short term benefit (eg. cheaper, more frequent flights.) The tobacco industry depends on it.