Comments on: So much for ‘foiling’ the terrorists http://hourann.com/blog/2006/08/11/so-much-for-foiling-the-terrorists Hourann’s illogical blog Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:40:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Thia http://hourann.com/blog/2006/08/11/so-much-for-foiling-the-terrorists/comment-page-1#comment-2158 Thia Sun, 13 Aug 2006 09:44:21 +0000 http://pencilguy.dview.net/blog/2006/08/11/so-much-for-foiling-the-terrorists#comment-2158 Something that gets mentioned in eng fairly frequently - the difference between actual risk and percieved risk. (Along with such questions as "how safe is safe" etc, but that's another topic.) And I think aeroplane flights are perceived as more risky than, say, cars, because they're not an everyday thing for most people and they're out of their control. All the general public can do is go along for the ride. Something that gets mentioned in eng fairly frequently – the difference between actual risk and percieved risk. (Along with such questions as “how safe is safe” etc, but that’s another topic.)

And I think aeroplane flights are perceived as more risky than, say, cars, because they’re not an everyday thing for most people and they’re out of their control. All the general public can do is go along for the ride.

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