Safety: Planes vs Bikes

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"Charles Talleyrand" wrote:

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I've been asked several times which of these things is more dangerous.

Another way to approach the question/answer is to consider the residual
risk after taking appropriate steps to mitigate the risk. The hazards
associated with an engine failure in flight can be mitigated by several
steps - flying a twin, or doing the best available maintenance, etc. etc.
The hazards associated with taking a left turn on a bike can be mitigated
as well - even going so far as to only take right turns.

In the end, the most dangerous activity is the one with the most residual
risk. Although it might take considerably more effort, you can make flying
safer than other activities.

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Bob Noel
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Another way to approach the question/answer is to consider the residual
risk after taking appropriate steps to mitigate the risk. The hazards
associated with an engine failure in flight can be mitigated by several
steps - flying a twin...

Careful, mitigating one risk breeds another. Sometimes the new risk is
easy to spot, sometimes not. But this is one of those things that makes
statistics like this very difficult to make meaningful.

Jos
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In article ,
Jose wrote:

Another way to approach the question/answer is to consider the residual
risk after taking appropriate steps to mitigate the risk. The hazards
associated with an engine failure in flight can be mitigated by several
steps - flying a twin...

Careful, mitigating one risk breeds another.

By definition, residual risk includes new risks created by mitigation steps.

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

By definition, residual risk includes new risks created by mitigation steps.

Yes, but it is easy to omit the new risks when considering the alternatives.

Jose
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