I'd feel much more safe driving a Chevy Bel-Air than a new Malibu, feeling you dont bump and hurt yourself is just as important as knowing you "probably wont die". Because a Bel-air you feel you are driving something, whereas in a new Malibu, you just direct it. It can be compared to flying in an airplane, if you are not in control enough, you might fear flying no matter how much you know about how safe it is, compared to driving.
Today Bel-air drivers do not crash, simply because they care about driving and their car, but that is of course irrelevant to this, but i state this nevertheless.
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I'd feel much more safe driving a Chevy Bel-Air than a new Malibu, feeling you dont bump and hurt yourself is just as important as knowing you "probably wont die". Because a Bel-air you feel you are driving something, whereas in a new Malibu, you just direct it. It can be compared to flying in an airplane, if you are not in control enough, you might fear flying no matter how much you know about how safe it is, compared to driving. Today Bel-air drivers do not crash, simply because they care about driving and their car, but that is of course irrelevant to this, but i state this nevertheless.