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mountjo t1_ivudhg7 wrote

Reply to comment by AWF_Noone in TIL In 1983, Air Force One (with Reagan aboard) landed six minutes before a microburst slammed into the ground at Andrews Air Force Base, causing wind speeds to hit 149 mph. At the time, that was the fastest wind speed ever measured by an anemometer. by theotherbogart

Nah, trains rule and are way safer and more sustainable than cars. This person just seems misinformed.

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AWF_Noone t1_ivuhrvy wrote

Of course they are, but they are not safer than air travel, which is what the comment was about.

Also, being misinformed is a form of ignorance

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fatamSC2 t1_ivvxw5x wrote

Normal trains are marginally safer than planes, at least for those riding them and not including bystanders on the tracks etc being lumped into the death stats. But it's a pointless debate either way you want to nitpick it; both are similarly safe

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