This is 100% the reason why I prefer driving. It is a matter of control, even if the numbers prove that won't reduce the risk to my life. I'm almost as nervous as a passenger in a car as I am on a plane.
I suggest you find and watch some crash videos. You are not in as much control as you'd like to believe. A lot of the time, one bad actor creates a scenario in which the others have no chance to escape.
