I'm sorry you think I was judging you. I was not intending to.
I guess the main differences between our approach and yours is that if we have an accident we are unlikely to get help. We often work several days travel from the nearest other indians or town, whereas in this country help is always close by.
Your assertion that risk increases with remoteness of a location does not sing true though.
One of my friends died when i was young, he somehow rode his motorbike off the road and into a ditch.
The doctors say he didn't die from the crash but from exposure.
He was found 2 meters from a extremely busy single lane carriageway (Fosse Way for those in the UK).
Unfortunately if he shouted non of the traffic could hear him and there were no pedestrians.
People die in their houses daily surrounded by other people.
e could fall down the stairs and crack our necks, have a heart attack while our loved ones are up in bed and they not realise.
We don't know when or where death or injury will come from and in what guise, so it seems pretty pointless restricting things we love to do.
If we take a few precautions then we can reduce these risks dramatically.
Leave a itinerary and route with someone we trust and our expected return time.
Train and practice in navigation, then have a map and compass with us
Have a basic FAK kit with the appropriate training
Have a few basic emergency items like a emergency bivvy bag
Analyse the risk in your area at the time of year you are going and pack accordingly (in Greece in summer this means plenty of water, in other areas it might mean a extra pair of gloves, socks, hat and a warm mid layer like say a fleece or down jacket)
Carry something to signal with, a whistle and torch are best IMO
We are not talking thousands of dollars, euros or pounds here, it's a few basic things.
Having a expected route and return time as a back up weighs and costs nothing
A map and compass cost a few quid, the knowledge of how to use them costs and weighs nothing
My FAK is just over 200g and cost under 10 quid to kit out
Analysing the risk in the area you intend to be costs and weighs nothing
A decent light weight down jacket is expensive but a fleece jacket of thick jumper will be find for all but the worst UK weather
Torch and whistles are cheap and weigh very little.
I think that if all those lists are followed then unless yo die instantly from say a fall it's highly unlikely you'll die on a mountainside or wood in the UK.
But even if you do, at least your family have a body to bury, might sounds a bit heartless but it DOES matter.