So, first I hope this question fits this sub. I’ve often heard that sentance. But how has it been determined?
Like, is it just about the raw number of deaths? In which case, the argument doesn’t exactly land well since we’re in planes a very small part of our lives.
Or has it been calculated that on average, a second spent on a plane is safer than a second spent in a car? In which case it would truly be safer.
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The comparison for safety usually uses the distance. So, for instance, it is safer to travel 100 miles by plane than by car.
Now, it might be more dangerous to fly 1,000 miles than to drive a quarter mile to the gas station, but these two acts are incomparable. You’d never fly 1,000 miles to go to the gas station.
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