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Re:UPS plane crashes near airport in Louisville, Kentucky, o... by IAmBroom on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @10:52AM (#45824237)
rogerrogerr, I suspect that stat involves all deaths, not just to passengers.

The vast majority of deaths by train involve "trespassers", which is code for "dimwits who bypassed crossing gates and got smashed by the train that couldn't stop". Usually not even the train drivers are injured, much less the passengers.

But airplanes are very safe - perhaps mostly because it's hard for idiots to drive in front of them.

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Re:UPS plane crashes near airport in Louisville, Kentucky, o... by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @12:25PM (#45825430)
Two nits:

First, you are correct about trespassers. But even if you only consider passengers, planes are still safer per passenger-mile than trains.

Second, commercial planes are very safe. Private planes... not in the same league.

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Re:UPS plane crashes near airport in Louisville, Kentucky, o... by watwut on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @12:28PM (#45825470)
Yeah, but so are living rooms. And even when someone dies in the living room, it is most likely to be a hearth attack or other heath issue unrelated to the place.
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Re:UPS plane crashes near airport in Louisville, Kentucky, o... by potato3732842 on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @01:46PM (#45826353)
> which is code for "dimwits who bypassed crossing gates and got smashed by the train that couldn't stop".

It's code for suicide. The remainder are as you described.

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