12-12-2020, 08:50 PM
And it's not really comparable. The number of aircraft in use is far lower, the pilots are highly trained and certified, flying time per day is limited, and traffic is directed by highly professional air traffic control, all things that would not be feasible for private vehicles.
Fatalities per million passenger-miles are about 10x for road traffic as compared to air traffic. So, even by that metric, and ignoring the fundamental differences (as above), it's nowhere near "a million times".
And I never said that we couldn't improve. I'm not sure that air traffic regulation is the absolute best place to learn, though.
Fatalities per million passenger-miles are about 10x for road traffic as compared to air traffic. So, even by that metric, and ignoring the fundamental differences (as above), it's nowhere near "a million times".
And I never said that we couldn't improve. I'm not sure that air traffic regulation is the absolute best place to learn, though.