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A single car incident threatens a handful of lives. An airplane incident threatens a hundred times that, and on top of that, flying is suspicious and fearful to
by altairprime 3y ago
A single car incident threatens a handful of lives. An airplane incident threatens a hundred times that, and on top of that, flying is suspicious and fearful to much of humanity to this day. Humans are superstitious, and so paint chips on a plane matter far more to passengers than paint chips on a car. Whether that’s sensible or not is an interesting discussion, but from a pragmatic standpoint, it’s a real and serious concern in airline travel.
- wkat4242 3y agoThat's not the only reason though, like I said issues in the air are a big problem. Because you can't just stop and get out. Even on a small airplane with only 2 seats maintenance is regulated a lot more than on cars (you can't use parts without the whole certification trail) and accidents are investigated very thorougly. At least here in Europe, not sure about US.