Is flying still the safest way to travel?
Are you more nervous about flying now than three weeks ago?
Why have there been so many accidents within the past few weeks?
Please forgive me if this topic has already been discussed.
Statistically speaking - not necessarily. In terms of passenger-miles, yes. In terms of trips*, not quite. I was at a safety course recently and the figures showed train travel actually AHEAD of plane travel in the UK - but only just.
* - at least, I *think* it was per trip/flight/journey. In any case, alter the parameters and you can get a different answer, as with many statistics.
DesertJets From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7677 posts, RR: 18 Reply 5, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 4030 times:
I still have a better chance of being a in serious or fatal car crash on the way to the airport, then I do have flying on an airliner.
Stop drop and roll will not save you in hell. --- seen on a church marque in rural Virginia
UN_B732 From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 4286 posts, RR: 5 Reply 7, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 4014 times:
Even though my next flights are with United/Lufthansa/United Express, all reputable carriers (other than perhaps, Trans-States Airlines) I'm slightly more nervous about taking to the skies with these recent accidents.
Tsaord From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 3993 times:
well...ive come to realize now that crashes are very small in ratio to the number of flights that take off and land in a whole year. but being on a plane since i was little...now kinda makes me more nervous. but its a fear i have to conqour. maybe ill have a shot of wild turkey before the flight to calm myself
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