Southwest 1380: think about the flight attendants

Re:Southwest 1380: think about the flight attendants by JackFr on Thursday April 19, 2018 @11:29AM (#16876708)

The difference is that one's own behavior behind the wheel is the primary driver of motor vehicle safety, while one's own behavior typically affects aircraft safety not one bit.

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Re:Southwest 1380: think about the flight attendants by everdev on Thursday April 19, 2018 @11:47AM (#16876863)

Agree with the later part, but with the former, I'm sure in a large percentage of auto fatalities the victim was not at fault.

But despite the statistics, I feel safer being in control. It's a funny cognitive bias.

I also like the recovery plan for a dangerous driving situation better (swerve or pull over and slow down) because the danger is usually mitigated in seconds. In aviation a dangerous situation can persist for minutes depending on how far away the emergency landing spot is and how high the plane is.

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Re:Southwest 1380: think about the flight attendants by greedo on Thursday April 19, 2018 @11:59AM (#16876977)

Drunk driving accounts for roughly 25% of the driving fatalities. Not sure how many of that cohort are victims as opposed to the drunks.

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Re:Southwest 1380: think about the flight attendants by dsfyu404ed on Thursday April 19, 2018 @02:52PM (#16878882)

Are we counting drunk pedestrians getting hit by cars as car crash fatalities?

Being drunk near heavy equipment drastically increases the chances of said heavy equipment killing you but less so if you've got a bunch of safety systems to save your life when you crash said heavy equipment.

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