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Approx. 3700 fatalities a day globally while driving, and no one bats in an eye when it comes to getting in a car.

Planes fell out of the sky all the time in the 1930s-60s and it didn't deter the rich, famous and powerful.

Because if you wanted to travel from Amsterdam to Batavia by ship it would take weeks...

45k last year in the U.S. = 123/day

1.19 million last year globally = 3260/day

CDC says 1.35 million per year, this also includes pedestrian and cyclist deaths.