Sure there are way more deaths on the road then there every will be from flight travel. I wonder though how big the difference would be if we looked at deaths per flight vs deaths per car ride.

Regardless I think people feel more anxious about air travel because if something goes wrong, then it REALLY goes wrong. You also have a real lack of control over what happens when on a plane, compared to when you are driving. Hence why the perceived risk of flight is much greater.

I've always felt safer on a plane, it just seems too real that any idiot on the road could cross lanes and crash into me at any time (I still drive everyday though).