You ignore a VERY important point
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I would argue that the survivability of an automobile crash is higher than that of a commercial airliner crash
When trying to decide whether or not to travel from City A to City B by plane or by passenger car, you can't simply calculate the odds of surviving a car crash versus surviving an airplane crash. You have to ALSO factor in the odds of BEING in a car crash versus being in a plane crash.
For instance, let's make a bet on which quarterback will pass for the most yards in this season's NFL playoffs. If you pick Matt Stafford of the 3-5-1 Detroit Lions, simply because he averages 312 yards per game, over Jimmy Garappolo of the 8-1 San Francisco 49ers, who averages 228 yards per game; I see the source of your confusion. You can't just calculate the odds of Stafford throwing a lot of yards *IF* he makes the playoffs, you also have to calculate of odds of Stafford even MAKING the playoffs.
It's the same way with the odds of surviving a crash in either a car or a plane *IF* one occurs.
And the odds of BEING in a plane crash, given that you travel between two cities, are MUCH smaller than being in a crash if you travel between those same two cities by car.
And let me add one more thing: even if the crash you died in isn't reported by national news, YOU"RE STILL JUST AS DEAD.