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> traffic accidents are distributed among a large population of road users, rather than orchestrated through a chain of command.

It doesn't matter. Deaths are deaths[0], and terrorism threat is pretty much neglectable in comparison with cars, murders and suicides[1].

[0] - http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Shut_up_and_multiply

[1] - http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/01/the_comparativ...




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