From Jerry Monk
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Jozef Steenhout seems to misunderstand insurance companies
(Letters, 4 September, p 53).
In my experience, it is precisely because flying is so safe
that they have offices at airports. There is nothing an insurance company likes
so much as a high perceived risk matched with a low actual risk.
If people were really concerned about the risks of flying, they would press
for airlines to install rear-facing seats, giving much more support in the event
of a crash. The punters, however, always want to face the way they are
going.
