Book excerpt: The summary of Foolproof – Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe presented here include a short review of the book at the start followed by quick overview of main points and a list of important take-aways at the end of the summary. The Summary of What causes one third of American adults to be afraid of flying? After all, the statistics show that the risk of dying in a car accident is 1,330 times higher than the risk of dying in an aeroplane crash. Are the precautions we're taking preventing us from being truly safe? The book "Foolproof" from 2015 explains why taking excessive precautions against danger can have terrible consequences, and the book also explains why sometimes when we feel like we are in the most danger, we are actually quite safe. Foolproof summary includes the key points and important takeaways from the book Foolproof by Greg Ip. Disclaimer: 1. This summary is meant to preview and not to substitute the original book. 2. We recommend, for in-depth study purchase the excellent original book. 3. In this summary key points are rewritten and recreated and no part/text is directly taken or copied from original book. 4. If original author/publisher wants us to remove this summary, please contact us at [email protected].