Controversy Over State Lottery’s New Game to Increase Jackpots

Your article contained a rather gratuitous comparison, noting that “the chances of dying in the crash of a small plane are four times greater than the chance of winning the new Lotto game.”

Lest you leave aviation accidents dangling out of context, please allow us to point out that in 1988, general aviation had fewer fatalities than accidents involving passenger cars, motorcycles, boats, bicycles, large trucks, pickup trucks or vans. The vast majority of transportation accidents--some 94.3%--occurred on the highways.

DAN NAMOWITZ, Director, Editorial Services, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assn., Frederick, Md.