… and these come from my “Survival Tip-A-Day” Calendar so they must be true.
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Some food for travel thought:
- The majority of plane crashes occur during takeoff and landing
- Pilot error is the number one cause of plane crashes
- Statistically, the majority of crash survivors were seated in the rear half of the plane
- Auto accidents kill more people every year than the total number of people killed in air disasters since the dawn of aviation
- Larger aircrafts (more than 30 seats) tend to be safer than smaller planes.
1, 2, and 5 seem pretty reasonable to me. #3 seems obvious when you think about it and it makes me wonder if I should reconsider where I actually sit on a plane.
#4 really struck me. It’s not entirely surprising, yet somehow it’s a remarkable stat when you think about it: “… since the dawn of aviation”. Wow.