That was my thoughts as well. But I don't think most people think that way, especially given the misleading wording of the article. I hate to contribute to the "rest of the world is stupid" theory, or pretend that I'm immune from such things, but in this case I really do think the vast majority of people won't evaluate things in a probabilistic way like that. Most people just aren't trained to think in terms of odds instead of emotions (and it constantly annoys me.) At least that is my experience, and it may not be representative.

Anecdote, I go swimming in a river known to have Caiman (small alligators) downstream and everyone thinks I'm a huge risk taker. Nobody comments on the 3 hour drive to get there and back in heavy rain and high speeds. It's obvious, mathematically speaking, which is the riskier activity.