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The difference is that one's own behavior behind the wheel is the primary driver of motor vehicle safety, while one's own behavior typically affects aircraft sa
by JackFr 9y ago
The difference is that one's own behavior behind the wheel is the primary driver of motor vehicle safety, while one's own behavior typically affects aircraft safety not one bit.
- everdev 9y agoAgree with the later part, but with the former, I'm sure in a large percentage of auto fatalities the victim was not at fault. But despite the statistics, I feel safer being in control. It's a funny cognitive bias. I also like the recovery plan for a dangerous driving situation better (swerve or pull over and slow down) because the danger is usually mitigated in seconds. In aviation a dangerous situation can persist for minutes depending on how far away the emergency landing spot is and how high the plane is.
- greedo 9y agoDrunk driving accounts for roughly 25% of the driving fatalities. Not sure how many of that cohort are victims as opposed to the drunks.
- dsfyu404ed 9y agoAre we counting drunk pedestrians getting hit by cars as car crash fatalities? Being drunk near heavy equipment drastically increases the chances of said heavy equipment killing you but less so if you've got a bunch of safety systems to save your life when you crash said heavy equipment.