After 9/11, almost as many people died from foregoing air travel in favor of driving as would be expected, because statistical analysis even shortly after 9/11 showed driving was at least not safer than flying, yet people remained scared of flying while comfortable driving.

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Cass Sunstein

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it is the case that after the 9/11 attack almost as many people died from foregoing air travel in favor of driving and the statistical analysis even you know a short time after 9/11 would have it would have to then that driving is at least not safer than flying

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Cass Sunstein on Worst-case Scenarios 11/19/2007EconTalk
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