Seems you are banging on about something that has never been fixed in the history of Aviation. Pilot's are not very clever people as they continue to kill themselves and other people while destroying aircraft in the same old tried and true methods.
Since we have had questionable success in avoiding the need for Life Saving equipment like Rafts, Jackets, Exposure Suits, Sarbe's, Epirbs, Jettisonable Windows and Doors, safety harnesses, In Floor and Exit Lighting, and all sorts of other useful gear......why not simply accept that Breathing Gear will also save Lives when that fateful day or night happens and add that bit of kit to the long list of improvements made so far?