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minus-squareokamiueru@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoDepends on the definition of safety. Though, it’s not unreasonable to consider it as deaths/distance.
minus-squareSquirtleHermit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoPlanes would still be safer when considering deaths per distance. In 2020, trains had a death rate of 0.03 per 100,000,000 passenger miles, while planes had 0.00095 per 100,000,000 passenger miles. https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/home-and-community/safety-topics/deaths-by-transportation-mode/
Isn’t it the safest?
No, that would be planes.
Depends on the definition of safety. Though, it’s not unreasonable to consider it as deaths/distance.
Planes would still be safer when considering deaths per distance. In 2020, trains had a death rate of 0.03 per 100,000,000 passenger miles, while planes had 0.00095 per 100,000,000 passenger miles.
https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/home-and-community/safety-topics/deaths-by-transportation-mode/