When Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed in 2019, killing all 149 passengers and 8 crew members onboard, the response was swift and overwhelming: the 737 MAX was grounded worldwide. Yet in the U.S. we reach the same death toll on our interstate highway system every 24 days and hardly give it as second thought. What does this say about our risk tolerance?
That’s hardly a small number and yet it barely registers in the public consciousness…do you fear being killed by a truck on the highway? I don’t think I’ve ever even thought about it.
There are no viral videos or wall-to-wall cable news coverage or sweeping congressional hearings after each tragedy. Life goes on.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Live and Let's Fly.
