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True enough. But it reminds me of the well known statistic that the large majority of motor vehicle drivers believe they are above average drivers ;-)
Illusionary Superiority
By the way, if anybody reads your first citation, please also read the comments of the author (scroll to the end way past the links with the curvaceous girls). There the author admits that he miscalculated when he stated in his initial paragraph that the 'usual' stats where off by a factor of 66!
There is a book called Freakonomics
In this book it tells the Big Picture.
Hour for Hour in an Aircraft seat compared to a Car seat you are more likely to die. Statistics don't lie.
I don't know of to many people who spend more time in an Aircraft compared to a Car.
I have personally been in 2 Aircraft that had to do forced Landings.
Apart from a Flat tyre I have never had to pull over in a car because of mechanical problems, and I spend far more time in a car than an Aircraft.