>...surely can be explained, that if adjusted for non-impaired people and considering the survival rate for when an accident happens, the danger is much lower for cars
No. This is false equivalence. You are far more likely to die in a car than you are in an airplane, full stop.
Ok, sure, we can go that route and cherry pick examples that are not representative of the trends of the vast majority of flying. I'll even grant that I probably invited it by saying "full stop" on my sentence. Nevertheless, as most of us will never be in a C172, flying in a plane is far safer than being in a car.
The least you can do here is be honest about the conversation that is being had. It would be appreciated.
No. This is false equivalence. You are far more likely to die in a car than you are in an airplane, full stop.