DischargedElectron t1_ivv3r7u wrote on November 10, 2022 at 8:49 PM

Reply to comment by AkshuallyGuy 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

There are three kind of accident statistics: per mile, per trip and per hours travelled. All meaningful in the right context. Airlines like to emphasize per mile statistics because it favours them. Comparing forms of travel using the other two methods shows different results.

AkshuallyGuy t1_ivv9q8q wrote on November 10, 2022 at 9:29 PM

>Airlines like to emphasize per mile statistics because it favours them.

And yet the stats I reported were per flight. The results of any comparison will show air travel to be safer than train travel, unless you are abusing methodologies.