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For distance traveled flying is safer than any other form of transportation (maybe except trains?). I wonder however, what the stats are for time spent. How muc
by defenestration 3y ago
For distance traveled flying is safer than any other form of transportation (maybe except trains?). I wonder however, what the stats are for time spent. How much safer is time spent flying, compared to other forms of transportation? Is it about equal, a bit safer or an order of magnitude safer?
- CGamesPlay 3y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_safety https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_safety By hours, flying is substantially safer than car or foot, on par with trains. By quantity of trips, substantially less safe than walking.
- marcosdumay 3y agoThat's on average. The Max is historically about 30 times more dangerous than the average, putting it on the same ballpark as cars. But of course, all the historical problems have been fixed...
- defenestration 3y agoThanks for the stats! Interestingly traveling by space shuttle comes down to 70.000 deaths per 1 billion hours traveled, compared 30.8 deaths per 1 billion hours flown.
- ibejoeb 3y agoLike anything else, not all operators are equal. I probably wouldn't want to try my luck as an Amtrak frequent traveler.