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Considering most daily (commuting, grocery shopping) trips are either very short or slow due to traffic, I fail to see how this fact is interesting at all.
by ulucs 7y ago
Considering most daily (commuting, grocery shopping) trips are either very short or slow due to traffic, I fail to see how this fact is interesting at all.
- bsaul 7y agoI could imagine people have a small background process thinking « i’m taking my car to go to the office, how much chances do i have to make it safe to the end » every time they take their car. And same goes for air trips: « i’m taking the plane to SF, am i going to die ? » Distance travelled probably is a second thought compared to the concept of actually having a trip.
- dwd 7y agoIn a way your are comparing apples to oranges unless you can choose between either mode of transport for the same trip. Trying to directly compare car and plane journeys doesn't really make sense. Cars vs buses vs suburban trains, or planes vs high-speed trains are better comparisons. For example, comparing the risk of flying or taking the Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka is a fair comparison. But you would probably not choose to drive that journey. Interestingly around 50% of car accidents occur within 5 miles of the individuals home which is barely double the length of an airport runway! Number of trips may be a better risk measure when comparing plane flights as most crashes occur on take off or landing. The actual distance traveled is probably irrelevant.