In response to
"But to your point: we are irrationally fearful of some things (terrorist attacks) and not of other things (driving) far more likely to kill us. -- nm"
by
ty97
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Yep, people feel they have control when they are in a car, so even if it doesn't make sense statistically, it makes intuitive sense.
Posted by
Roger More (aka rogermore)
Dec 17 '14, 08:53
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But when there's some sort of attack or danger, people feel they don't have control - and the way they get control is by avoiding the problem.
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