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I don't get the connection to increased safety. Can you elaborate, please?

• mikeash 11y ago
  People used to take other means of transportation more often for long trips, which was a lot less safe. Cheaper plane tickets means fewer people dying on the roads.
• AndrewKemendo 11y ago
  Part of it is in the linked article. Bottom line: As flying increased in frequency, injuries went up linearly and people freaked out. The demands for better design, efficiency and well, safety, drove the industry to adopt standards very quickly which led to better records. There are some graphs out there that show it well [1]. [1]http://www.planecrashinfo.com/cause.htm http://www.planecrashinfo.com/cause.htm