Maybe. But if you're making an emergency landing in a populated area, there is generally no safe place to land. Parachute or not, you're probably going to lan

Maybe. But if you're making an emergency landing in a populated area, there is generally no safe place to land. Parachute or not, you're probably going to land on or in the middle of something, and injury or property damage is almost certain. Whereas, if my car breaks down on the street...