That's about 120 people per day, or a Boeing 737 being lost every single day. Imagine the draconian measures that would be taken if the air travel losses were a jetliner per day. Yet hardly anyone even notices the same number of losses in car accidents.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by CharlesMD:
We have to take the risk of terrorism in proportion to probability- I mean how many people die every year in car accidents (44,000). Yet the government and airlines spend so many billions on security. Dave N. hit it right on when he said if it really were safety then other airlines would do it. The perception of the threat is much greater than the actual risk.</font>