Off Topic 2012

[slickdtc]

Yeah I think it's like if you get in a car accident, the chances of dying aren't as great as they are if you're in a plane crash. The whole falling from the sky at 500 MPH kind of messes up things...

[BunnyHardaway]

Re: Off Topic 2012

I've been deathy afraid of flying since the TWA 800 accident and the fear was increased a million fold after 9/11. I've flown once from Philly to Tampa in 2006, but I'm not going to tempt fate and make a habit of it...flying is such a huge risk that to me it's not even worth it.

[Cabke]

Re: Off Topic 2012

But flying really isn't a risk. Last year, there were no commercial flight crashes in the US. There are over 6.4 million car crashes a year, and over 40,000 people die.

[kingkilla56]

Re: Off Topic 2012

Flying in a plane is exponentially safer than driving.

Being scared of flying is irrational if its about safety.

[Cabke]

Re: Off Topic 2012

Flying in a plane is exponentially safer than driving.

Being scared of flying is irrational if its about safety.

Right. I get heights and all that, but if it's because you think you're gonna die or crash, that's just foolish. Now small single engine planes I totally get. You often have inexperienced pilots and poorly maintained planes, but large commercial flights are one of the safest ways of traveling out there.

[Fresh Tendrils]

Re: Off Topic 2012

Obviously there are going to be more car accidents if more people are driving and driving more often than flying.

[dickey1331]

Yeah I dont understand how some think it's unsafe. You're more likely to get eaten by a shark then crash in a plane.


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[BunnyHardaway]

Re: Off Topic 2012

I'd much rather take a bullet train. Hopefully they'll be more common here in the near future. You won't see any of those crash and get stuck in the Andes.

Irrational fear? Maybe, but I don't want to end up on all major news networks for the wrong reasons.

[kingkilla56]

Re: Off Topic 2012

I'd much rather take a bullet train. Hopefully they'll be more common here in the near future. You won't see any of those crash and get stuck in the Andes.

Bullet trains can't get me to England!

[Chrisksaint]

Re: Off Topic 2012

I think it's more of people feel like they can control driving and they can't when flying, not to mention the whole really high in the sky thing.

[kingkilla56]

Re: Off Topic 2012

I think it's more of people feel like they can control driving and they can't when flying, not to mention the whole really high in the sky thing.

People control far less than they think when they are behind the wheel.

[jmood88]

Re: Off Topic 2012

But flying really isn't a risk. Last year, there were no commercial flight crashes in the US. There are over 6.4 million car crashes a year, and over 40,000 people die.

Yeah and if every car crash got the amount of coverage that a car accident got, no one would ever drive.

[jmood88]

Re: Off Topic 2012

Bullet trains can't get me to England!

They're also an extremely slow way to go from state to state. They're great for traveling from one city to another but being on a train cross-country would take forever.

[TracerBullet]

Re: Off Topic 2012

I'd much rather deal with being surrounded by idiots on a plane and a couple experienced pilots than being surrounded by a bunch of idiots behind wheel of a car who are far more likely to put my life in danger with their antics. Idiots on a plane are more of a nuisance than a danger.

[Gotmadskillzson]

Re: Off Topic 2012

Crime wave has hit upstate New York. People are stealing truck tailgates. I haven't heard of people doing that since the 80s and early 90s.