We know we take too much for granted. Take clean drinking water. Now take aviation safety. Nobody pays much attention to it until there is an accident, and then it's too late.
Ignorance is indeed bliss.
Not knowing what risks you are taking puts you on a faster track for disaster. Let's check this out. There are warning signs on minivan seats, on the seatbelts themselves and even on the floor mats of some cars. Warning messages leap off almost every page of the Owner's Manual. Detroit automakers report their profits in billions of dollars.