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“The number of deaths per passenger-mile on commercial airlines in the United States between 2000 and 2010 was about 0.2 deaths per 10 billion passenger-miles.[
by melling 7y ago
“The number of deaths per passenger-mile on commercial airlines in the United States between 2000 and 2010 was about 0.2 deaths per 10 billion passenger-miles.[1][2] For driving, the rate was 150 per 10 billion vehicle-miles for 2000 : 750 times higher per mile than for flying in a commercial airplane”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_safety_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_safety_in_the_U...
- dsfyu404ed 7y agoCommercial airlines are generally used for long distance trips so they'll naturally rack up more miles between deaths. You'd see the same thing if you compared freight haulers like Swift, Schneider and Walmart to companies that do a lot of local delivery. Commercial airlines are also flown by a professional crew instead of the public making the utility of the comparison limited at best.
- Retric 7y agoCommercial Aviation is the equivalent of US buses which have a dramatically better safety record. School buses for example are about 70x as safe as driving your kids to school. The vastly more deadly general aviation compares more closely with the automotive fatality rates. GA has 16 fatal accidents per million hours, that’s horrific.
- Aperocky 7y agoAnd the first number is primarily because of 911. It would be closer to 0.0 if not.