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Not to be the “erm actually” guy, but statistically planes are safer than trains
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Anonymous 1d

It’s sometimes safer if you include the last mile Since you have to leave the airport and then drive or take a train to your destination…

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Anonymous 1d

Not to erm actually you back, but it does depend on how you measure. Planes are safer when you look at per passenger miles, bc tons of people use it and travel extreme miles. But per trip trains have better safety rating. This is also because plane injuries are lumped in takeoff/landing and at grade crossing incidents that don’t injure train passengers are in train incident data. Either way both are safe and reliable forms of transportation

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

But that’s just splitting hairs I think high-speed grade separated rail is also safer??? … most of the issues with trains happens when something is in the way. So w/HS grade separated…Shinkansen has zero fatalities, France LV has 1, Spain had a big incident, but that was when it left the grade separated rail

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Anonymous replying to -> og_beer 1d

And of course that’s why we should NEVER walk since cars are safer than bicycling, walking, and motorcycling both by mile and by time 🥰 Ironically, people who bicycle live longer healthier lives despite it being less safe

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Anonymous 1d

The ones who live or dont get hurt live longer healthier lives*

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

Any city is a walkable city if you’re brave enough

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

No, actually, bicyclists in general tend to live longer healthier lives One steady said on average you lost like 2 months from getting exposed to car/truck smog, 1 week from higher risk of getting hit, but GAINED 1 year from cardio health

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

I think it’s also because in general, if you have the ability to bike to work, you are happier Most people in the states can’t do that because they live too far or it’s too dangerous.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

Yeah I think people sometimes forget the scale of the USA

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 23h

I mean yeah but most people don’t commute more than 45 minutes either way, most people tend to have a “budget” for travel time that’s around 1.5-2h per day for everything. If you commute over 45min I’m sorry for your loss

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 23h

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marchetti%27s_constant This is the same regardless of if someone has a car, train, bike- people tend to just move farther away from their destination

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