Re:The Silent Anniversary: Fifteen Years Since Our Last Majo...
by Nition on Thursday December 08, 2016 @04:26PM
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Hmm.
If I'm reading that page right myself, then if you travel 1000 miles in a car there's ~4.3 times as much risk of death than if you travelled in a plane instead.
So if a plane travels at least 4.3 times as FAST as a car on average, then your risk over time in a plane could be higher.
I think your post makes a good point in general. Way too often, people compare statistics that don't consider major factors like how often people drive vs. fly.
If I'm reading that page right myself, then if you travel 1000 miles in a car there's ~4.3 times as much risk of death than if you travelled in a plane instead.
So if a plane travels at least 4.3 times as FAST as a car on average, then your risk over time in a plane could be higher.
I think your post makes a good point in general. Way too often, people compare statistics that don't consider major factors like how often people drive vs. fly.