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>>jnsaff+(OP)
In 1986, I lived a mile or so from where a mid-air collision sent a DC-9 crashing into a neighborhood, which killed 15 people on the ground: https://www.presstelegram.com/2016/08/30/cerritos-plane-cras...

Every time I board a plane, I think what a crazy thing I am doing, but then I remember that I could be safe and snug in my house and still be in a plane crash.

>>sys327+BM1
> Every time I board a plane, I think what a crazy thing I am doing, but then I remember that I could be safe and snug in my house

To be fair, statistically, your living room is far more dangerous than the cabin of an airplane.

>>dmd+PN1
Forgive me, but by what possible metric: miles traveled in it?

>>coddin+bP1
Given an hour spent flying in a commercial US-flagged airliner or an hour spent in your living room, and you're (far) more likely to get hurt or die in your living room.

>>dmd+bQ1
Is that actual statistic?

>>watwut+zR1
Airliners are hilariously safe. One of my favorite stats is that it’s the second safest form of transportation per passenger mile (elevators win).

>>rogerr+VR1
How about per fly versus per drive? This weeds out two issues:

- Most people don't fly often enough to justify Statistics significance (I for one only flied maybe less than 10 flights in my whole life)

- One flight is going to cover a huge amount of mileage anyway

Edit: Just realized that issue 1 is not an issue, we are going to do an average here anyway, so not individual.