Everyone says it is but finding proofs was eluding me so using some Ai tech for US domestic airline flying vs US driving using latest stats I came up with...
YES.
612 times safer per mile.
driving
3.263 vehicle miles driven (trillion)
1.5 average passengers in vehicle
4.8945 road miles travelled (trillion)
40990 traffic deaths
minus
7300 pedestrian
1084 bicyclists
5579 motorcyclists
108 bus passenger
5123 trucking / commercial
equals
21796 private vehicle fatalities
4453.161712 fatalities per trillion miles
flying
1.106 revenue passenger miles (trillion)
65.2 percent domestic
0.721112 domestic miles flown (trillion)
105 passenger domestic airline fatalities last 20 years
5.25 average fatalities per year
7.280422459 fatalities per trillion miles
so
611.6625426 times safer to fly per mile
Another words you need to fly 612 miles to be in the same peril as driving one mile.
But, if your drive to the airport is for example less than 3 miles but your flight is more than 1836 miles, the flight is more dangerous than the drive!!!
YES.
612 times safer per mile.
driving
3.263 vehicle miles driven (trillion)
1.5 average passengers in vehicle
4.8945 road miles travelled (trillion)
40990 traffic deaths
minus
7300 pedestrian
1084 bicyclists
5579 motorcyclists
108 bus passenger
5123 trucking / commercial
equals
21796 private vehicle fatalities
4453.161712 fatalities per trillion miles
flying
1.106 revenue passenger miles (trillion)
65.2 percent domestic
0.721112 domestic miles flown (trillion)
105 passenger domestic airline fatalities last 20 years
5.25 average fatalities per year
7.280422459 fatalities per trillion miles
so
611.6625426 times safer to fly per mile
Another words you need to fly 612 miles to be in the same peril as driving one mile.
But, if your drive to the airport is for example less than 3 miles but your flight is more than 1836 miles, the flight is more dangerous than the drive!!!
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