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"that had both fatalities and survivors..." Is this saying that they only considered crashes where at least 1 person survived and at least 1 died? If so, doesn
by mdh 16y ago
"that had both fatalities and survivors..."
Is this saying that they only considered crashes where at least 1 person survived and at least 1 died? If so, doesn't this change the analysis from 'given you will be in a plane crash, how can you reduce your likelihood of dying?' to 'given that you will be in a plane crash and SOMEONE will survive, how can you increase the likelihood that it is you?'
I suspect the quotes at the beginning of the article are principally about the former question (and are probably correct in that context).
- lutorm 16y agoYes. Clearly the chance of survival in a crash is not 50%, regardless where you sit. In the vast majority of crashes either all die, or none do (in which case it's probably not a "crash" but a forced landing). It would be interesting to know what the overall chance of surviving an airliner crash is.
- jarek 16y agoIt would heavily depend on the definition of "crash" used.
- paulgb 16y agoI agree, and this also implies that the infographic at the bottom is wrong (or mislabeled.)