Modal comparison Transportation safety in the United States




1 modal comparison

1.1 driving versus flying
1.2 aviation vs rail
1.3 rail , bus





modal comparison
driving versus flying

ntsb go team members @ asiana airlines flight 214 crash site


the number of deaths per passenger-mile on commercial airlines in united states between 2000 , 2010 0.2 deaths per 10 billion passenger-miles, while driving, rate 1.5 per 100 million vehicle-miles 2000, 150 deaths per 10 billion miles comparison air travel rate.


the greatest risk in flying in takeoff , landing, meaning longer aircraft trips safer per mile. commuter planes used on shorter flights have higher risk larger jet aircraft. driving on u.s. interstate highways, controlled-access divided highways, safer driving on other roads , highways.


unlike large u.s. air carriers , commuter airlines, on average have less 20 fatalities annually, each year general aviation fatalities number in hundreds. general aviation accidents involve single-engine, piston-powered airplanes used in recreational aviation.


aviation vs rail

1993 big bayou canot train wreck



rail , bus

bluffton university charter bus accident in atlanta, georgia, on march 2, 2007


rail , bus (motorcoach) accidents account fatalities, although public transportation far less dangerous driving personal vehicle.


from 2014 2016, fatal rail fatalities 227, 234 , 231; trespassers, fatalities 749 2016.









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