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7. Not even close ..

Mon Feb 10, 2025, 06:57 PM

Feb 2025

Latest data I could find

Airplanes. 0.003 deaths per hundred million miles

Cars and Trucks. 0.57 deaths per hundred million miles

https://usafacts.org/articles/is-flying-safer-than-driving/

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Air traffic controller shortages are a nationwide problem [View all] milestogo Feb 2025 OP

Yup. I will never get on a fucking plane again. SheltieLover Feb 2025 #1

Sickening, to put it mildly. SheltieLover Feb 2025 #3

Driving is substantially more hazardous than flying MichMan Feb 2025 #4

It used to be. SheltieLover Feb 2025 #5

Not even close .. MichMan Feb 2025 #7

Ok, but if I feel something isn't right, I'm stuck if on a plane. SheltieLover Feb 2025 #9

How are you, SheltieLover? C0RI0LANUS Feb 2025 #10

Hi SheltieLover Feb 2025 #11

Statistically, flying commercial is tremendously safe PJMcK Feb 2025 #6

So is riding a skateboard on an interstate highway MichMan Feb 2025 #8