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50% of accidents are single vehicle accidents that involve drugs or alcohol. It's more if you add in youth an inexperience. So, _most_ vehicle deaths are sel
by akira2501 3y ago
50% of accidents are single vehicle accidents that involve drugs or alcohol. It's more if you add in youth an inexperience. So, _most_ vehicle deaths are self-inflicted.
16% are pedestrians. They usually get hit from behind, and even if they don't, almost always at night.
16% are motorcycles. I ride. I love riding, but the reason for that statistic is obvious. There's zero safety margin when you're on one.
Finally, the average death count from a vehicle accident is like 1.2. The average death count from two planes having an accident is like 600. The reason this all matters is because there are several orders magnitude _more_ car journeys than there are airplane journeys in any given year.
You can't compare them 1:1 and the relative differences matter more than the relative similarities.
- _Tev 3y agoSuch a ridiculous comment > The average death count from two planes having an accident is like 600 Do you realize, that your "average" death count has literally never happened in aircraft accidents?
- dragonwriter 3y ago> The average death count from two planes having an accident is like 600. Its...not. If I had to guess averages, the median is probably closer to 3, the mean probably under 10. Most planes aren't commercial passenger airliners, and that's even more true of most planes involved in accidents.
- quickthrower2 3y agoWat?! You can compare them. Ok if you are being pedantic you need to compare the airline, route, plane model and weather characteristic's with an equivalent car journey route, car model, mechanical condition and driver experience and mental fortitude. But in general planes are way safer than cars. If you are 40, perfect vision, sober as a saint in a modern safe car and drive mostly on highways at safe speeds you are still safer in a plane.
- syndicatedjelly 3y agoOk if you are being pedantic you need to compare the airline, route, plane model and weather characteristic's with an equivalent car journey route, car model, mechanical condition and driver experience and mental fortitude. You can’t compare a plane journey with a car journey; they’re not interchangeable. Most miles for people are just to and from work - planes can’t just replace all those journeys, even if you sum them up to some ridiculously large number. If that’s wrong, then explain which pilot + aircraft combo you think is equivalent to the “typical” suburban car journey.
- quickthrower2 3y agoYou can compare them if you have $1 to spend as a government and want to maximise the number of lives that $1 saves.
- oatmeal1 3y ago> If that’s wrong, then explain which pilot + aircraft combo you think is equivalent to the “typical” suburban car journey. Walking. We used to be able to walk places before we redesigned everything for cars. Walking is safer than driving.
- syndicatedjelly 3y agoLol k I get your angle now. Ngl you’re pretty funny
- paxys 3y agoPeople aren’t driving drunk and high in a vacuum. You are affected by them even if you are the most careful driver in the world.
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- plaidfuji 3y agoI have always wondered about the details behind the annual traffic fatalities stat and this is very clarifying. Thanks for sharing.