TC
I think ALARP is what you are looking at. The pilot would be more likely to have a heart attack while driving (didn't have his driving licence pulled ), so that is driving at 60 mph on a single carriage way road less than 6 ft from another vehicle doing 60 mph the other way. What is the greater risk to human life ?
You are looking at everything with rose tinted hindsight, so it is easy to be critical.