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Re:US Court of Appeals Takes on Ridesharing in Aviation by alistairSH on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @08:35PM (#10300924)
Even after adjusting for miles (or hours) traveled?
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Re:US Court of Appeals Takes on Ridesharing in Aviation by ibejoeb on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @12:55AM (#10301879)
I don't think comparisons can be drawn there. It's impossible to do a 2000 mile drive in a day. I regular do two of those flights. Likewise, there are not many 20-minute flights.

It seems to me that the only relevant statistic is likelihood of death per embarkation.

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Re:US Court of Appeals Takes on Ridesharing in Aviation by mikeyouse on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @12:44AM (#10301833)
Found an interesting answer on StackExchange; http://aviation.stackexchange.com/a/211
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