[ErikVandeWater]

People tend to complain about the safety of airplane even though it is in the top echelon of safe modes of transit. There's no reason to try to reach the highest-hanging fruit trying to make it even safer when people are dying in droves on the road just getting to the airport. Much better to do something about that low-hanging fruit.

[idiotsecant]

This doesn't make much sense, IMO. Road safety and air travel safety are orthogonal tasks. We can and should do both things.

[jonathanyc]

Putting out a housefire and going to the dentist are also orthogonal tasks. GP’s point is very clearly that we should budget limited political will.

[mint2]

The patient has an abscessed cavity, they must evacuate the house and go to a dentist. Both after all.