I like a good safety standard, don't you? Yes, clearly life is dangerous, and all of us are going to die one day. And we want to have some fun before we do. 

But having reasonable, agreed-upon safety standards about things that we can depend on helps us have a reasonable expectation of some small degree of safety. And thus, we can make more informed choices about how we mitigate the risks we choose to take. Like, say, riding motorcycles or other powersports equipment. You see where I'm going, I'm sure.