The current culture prioritizes emotional responses over rational ones. And this has emboldened the voices who say "I wouldn't feel safe doing that, so you should be prevented from doing that."

Then also factor in the mismatches in perception of risk in peoples' lives. For example, there are countless people who feel unsafe aboard commercial air transportation, but will hold their phone gabbing or texting away while behind the wheel on a busy urban arterial street.

I could say more, but I'll save it for now.