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Wouldn't it be more reasonable to measure per travel occasion instead? When thinking about car travel, the type of road also matters, as does the rest of the su
by capableweb 7y ago
Wouldn't it be more reasonable to measure per travel occasion instead? When thinking about car travel, the type of road also matters, as does the rest of the surroundings. True for airplane travel as well, but only arrival/departure seems to matter most there.
- zbentley 7y agoI think per travel time would be better. "Trips" in air and automobiles tend to be of very different average durations.
- visarga 7y agoCar risks grow linear with length of trip while plane risks are concentrated especially at takeoff and landing. If you only count deaths/trip, it would discount much relevant information.
- imagin8or 7y agoI too think we should reinvent the discipline of statistical analysis in this thread. For example, richer people fly, should we adjust for that? I love these dim headlines