It's also a good example of how public perception and actual stats often differ significantly. If you asked people whether driving or flying were safer, I suspect most would say the former. But statistically speaking, the latter is so much safer it's almost unreal, it's just that the worst case scenarios get a lot more attention there when they do happen.

That said, it is worth noting that an increased focus on safety comes with trade offs. If everything was held to aircraft standards of safety, then every project under the sun would also take significantly longer, cost significantly more and probably be less user friendly for the end user. But that doesn't happen, because a less safe system is often 'good enough' for other fields.