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Billions of people have ridden on the Chinese high-speed trains. There has been one fatal accident, in 2011. Taking a high-speed train in China is as safe as ta
by DiogenesKynikos 7y ago
Billions of people have ridden on the Chinese high-speed trains. There has been one fatal accident, in 2011. Taking a high-speed train in China is as safe as taking a commercial flight in the United States.
- nickserv 7y agoSo not as safe as travelling by train in Japan or Europe then?
- bobthepanda 7y agoEurope isn't really safe either: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_de_Compostela_derailment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_de_Compostela_derailm...
- DiogenesKynikos 7y agoJapan has had no fatal crashes, which is very impressive. Europe has had several. I don't know which is safer - China or Europe. In any case, both are safe enough that safety shouldn't be something you worry about before riding.