ÜDS-Fen 2004-1 Soru=17

We understand from the passage that many people —.

Many people who are perfectly relaxed driving along
the highways become nervous when they get on an
airliner, although most know full well that flying is
safer than driving. The statistics are indeed clear on
this point. For example, a paper published in 1991
documented the substantially lower risk of flying
compared with driving in the United States. Some of
the many millions of Americans who flew over the
next few years probably derived comfort from such
hard facts. But now, a decade later, things have
changed. The hijacking of four large jets on
September 11, 2001, and the disastrous events that
ensued led many to avoid flying in the United States
during the following months. For example, in the
fourth quarter of 2001, there was a drop of 18 per
cent in the number of passengers compared with the
same time period in 2000. Many still avoid air-travel.
Accordingly, it would be appropriate to again
calculate the risks involved in flying and driving,
taking into account the latest statistics, including the
tragic deaths of the passengers on those four
hijacked planes.