100% - 99.9% is 1 in 1000 times.
In how many of the last 1000 car rides did you have a fender bender or accident? That's 1-3 years depending on how often you drive. I'd say 99.9% would be very close to an improvement over the current situation.
I would be more sympathetic to calls for strict regulation if the current situation weren't so alarmingly suboptimal.
He said 'conditions' not number of rides. Why would the number of rides matter, especially independently of the length of each ride? The location, weather and traffic conditions should matter much more.
I would be more sympathetic to calls for strict regulation if the current situation weren't so alarmingly suboptimal.