Afraid of Planes?

Most people would say, if you asked them if they were more afraid of flying in a plane or driving in a car, would say flying in a plane. Maybe it's because they don't do this every day, or because it seems to be simply a more frightening thought. Plane: flying thousands of feet above the ground with no control over what is going to happen to you. You are in an extremely heavy plane, relying on propulsion, fuel, and a good pilot to get you to your destination. Car: You are sitting in a small, flimsy compartment, driving along with millions of other cars that you are extremely close to. You are in control of the car, but cannot control what other cars may do. Although car crashes are SO MUCH MORE FREQUENT than an occasional plane crash, people still respond "plane". My thought is that they are afraid that they do not have control. There is that word again. People like control. When you're in a plane, you have no control. You're sitting in a plane relying on someone else to take you thousands of miles across land and ocean whereas in a car, you are relying on yourself to take you wherever you need to go, even if it may include risking your life at a much higher scale. This relates to my last post. Does this mean that people find control more important than their own safety?