This is a nice lie we tell ourselves, but it's obvious if you look into what we actually do, that we value small things like convenience and money over a small chance of killing someone. See cars for the easiest example, but there's many more.
Conveniently your chances of dying in a car accident are around 1% each year: https://www.rosenfeldinjurylawyers.com/news/what-are-your-ch....