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In article , Marten Kemp
writes: You believe this in spite of the fact that the fatal accident rate is 700% higher for personal flying than for driving? Doesn't that seem like something you might want to think about a little more? -- Dan C172RG at BFM Sir, can you substantiate that amazing assertion? Citations, websites, etc? -- Marten Kemp The annual numbers I saw once were something along the order of: 500-600 deaths from aviation 5000-6000 deaths of pedestrians 50000+ deaths from auto accidents When those numbers are translated to deaths per mile traveled, which was a WAG to begin with it showed that aviation was several times more likely to result in a death per mile than was driving. This was all based on WAG's of the GA miles flown per year and the driving miles per year. What was not included in the figures was a comparison of serious injuries. I suspect that if you included the serious debilitating injuries the numbers would look much better for the aviation side. Bob Reed www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site) KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress.... "Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!" (M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman) |
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