Despite the dry statistics, people always remain of their opinion and think that the safest way to travel is by land. In reality, this is not at all the case, but the frequent and terrible plane crashes have settled in the minds of hundreds of thousands of people. Today there will be another attempt to convince you that it is safest to fly airplanes.
This is evidenced by the rating: The safest mode of transport according to statistics of 2018.
The rating includes 3 main types of transport: Airplanes, Trains, Cars. The places in the top three are distributed by statistics, as the ratio of deaths to the distance traveled in kilometers.
3. Road transport
This type of transport accounts for the most accidents and deaths. So, taking into account statistical data, mortality in road transport is:
1.5 car drivers or 42 bikers per 160 million kilometers traveled.
Hence one more conclusion: Motorcycle Mortality at 28 times higher than mortality of car drivers.
2. Trains
Rail transport - in second place for safety.
The death toll on the railway is 0.9 passengers per 160 million kilometers.
1. Aircraft
The safest mode of transport is air. Aircraft undergo rigorous preflight training, are constantly being modified, and their safety is enhanced by new developments. According to statistics, mortality in American civil aviation is 0.6 people per 160 million kilometers, in domestic aviation: 0.7 people per 160 million km. The site presents the rating of the most dangerous aircraft and the most reliable airlines in Russia, which you can also find.
