What is safer, Airplane or Car?
816408
an interesting book called _freakonomics_ talks about this. the rates are about the same. people will say airplane because there are so many fewer airplane crashes and so many car accidents. however, you drive X amount of times for every 1 time flying. calculating your likelihood of serious injury/death, they are about equal. neither is safer.
920742
Well any good debate requires that one also know your opponent's opinions, reasoning, and evidence.  So I will give you some opinions for both sides, aside from the ones you already stated.  First I will give some counterarguments for the points you already stated, one is that pollution is not limited to a certain area, so you should avoid saying exactly that, just say a decrease in overall pollution.  I'm not familiar with this area, but public transport can be troublesome for people buying stuff, seeing as how they have to haul their goods and belongings onto public transportation, which could be a potentially ripe place for people to get robbed.  The CBD will be less congested, well I'm betting that what traffic there is small fry compared to Asian cities such as Tokyo or Hong Kong.  Elimination of private cars would be a good thing because it can severely limit the number of casualties related to driving, most commonly drunk driving.  Cars should also be banned because it will help conserve natural resources such as gasoline, as well as reserving more land for real estate development rather than road development.   The elimination of cars on the road will help to expedite any emergency being responded by the authorites, such as medical emergencies, fires, etc.  Now let's take a look at why we shouldn't eliminate private cars, well for one its an inconvenience for people who are already accustomed to their own transportation.  Another is that risk for accidents in public transporation may become riskier, as said before mugging, but also vehicle accidents, a bus that is full of passengers toppling over could be catastrophic.  Private transportation for personal reasons become more inconvenient, such as someone who is about to give birth could only get to a hospital through public transportation rather than a car.  Again, I am not familiar with this area, so some points may not necessarily apply, but hoped that helped.
158835
I like blue better.  Red tends to make me tense or mad, a red car is also more likely to be stopped by the police than a blue car....
20646
Commercial planes generally travel at over 200 miles per hour.  Even if the plane were traveling as slowly as 80 miles per hour when it crashed, you wouldn't be able to offset that speed.  If you jumped, maybe you could knock off 5 to 10 mph off of that.  You'd be better off staying in your seat with your seatbelt buckled.
366658
In a small aircraft its the same as a car: 1) to start the engine, and 2) to provide limited electrical power when the alternator is not running or failed.
641278
The Assembly Line, The Automobile, The Airplane
262762
that depends, if you are trying to kill yourself pulling the pin on a grenade is a good decision.. So is stepping in front of a bus., if you are trying to fly it would be a bad decision to tar and feather yourself and jump off the roof, but a good decision to take an airplane. its all relevant and subjective. A good decision based on what circumstances?
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Plane is just any aircraft in general or a surface plane like horizontal, frontal or profile.\nFlight is your journey in the plane &\nJet is a specific aircraft or the description of the speed that you are going.
1008295
I am a pilot, & I understand the term Airworthiness to mean the ability of an aircraft to safely carry out a flight. So if an aircraft is considered airworthy, then it is considered safe for flight operations. Whereas an aircraft that is not airworthy, is not safe for flight, and should remain on the ground.
296770
i suppose it depends on the car.  there are a few cars that are jet powered that can travel faster than the speed of sound.
499104
you're right, wearing your seatbelt should be your decision.\ni was in a car wreck a few years ago, where the car rolled on it's top.  the cops told me that if i was wearing my seatbelt, i would have been killed.  i didn't have a scratch or bruise on me, because i wasn't wearing my seatbelt.  then the cop wrote me a ticket---for not wearing my seatbelt.
490556
go with the one you can afford.  Remember this. To drive in love can be pleasant but the drivers seat can sometimes result in disaster when you don't know enough. Good luck and much wisdom.
895191
The problem of an airplane is the following :\n\nWhen it crashes with its fuel tanks full, kerosene BURN the fuselage because aluminium burning point is relatively low...so you will only found a "little" rest : engines, landing gear and so on.
1152457
Sky-dive or fly a plane.
1177007
I'm curious what kind of trauma you might have experienced that involved a plane.\n\nIt's probably normal to have some fear involving flying (which I presume is the fear you're having).  It's important to remind yourself whenever you have a "phobia" (an incapacitating fear) that there's risk involved with everything you experience and do, and that some things you deal with are much riskier than the thing for which you're phobic, and of those riskier things, you deal with them with a relatively large amount of confidence.\n\nThe statistics with respect to dying on an airplane are very low.  In fact,  you are much more likely to die in a car accident than in a plane accident.\n\nWhen I get afraid of flying, I tell myself a few things:\n\n- While it's terrifying that I might not have control over my fate when in a plane, it's very bothersome to spend a whole flight worried.  So, calm down and accept that I've made a choice to do this.\n\n- It is unlikely that the plane will crash.  Look at the confident flight attendant, who has likely flown all week, for months, perhaps even years.  Look at her when there is turbulence, and you will see that it means little to her.  This is a reminder that you too can be confident if you so choose.\n\n- If being prepared in case of an emergency is a concern, make sure you go over the safety information for the plane, plus note where the exits are for each plane you're on.  Measure out what you expect would be your emergency exit path should there be one.  Being prepared mentally may mean a more successful exit should there be an emergency.\n\nThose are some ideas.\n\nBut you can't measure these ideas unless you get on a plane.  You can, however, work them out beforehand in your mind to an extent.  The true test will come when you book your next flight and board.\n\nAnd you'll likely have even greater success in overcoming your phobia if you fly much more often: Each flight you take will make flying less and less significant to you, meaning that your fear will quell as you build successful flying experience.\n\nVery good luck!
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I think as a general rule, all the airlines strive for perfection when flying their planes.  If there is a statistical probability that they will have an accident, then they take steps to eliminate the deviations.
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Flying in a plane is perfectly safe. Crashing is a bit of a problem, though.\n\nThere are lots of really strange and unpleasant things that can and do happen to us in everyday life. I think the best policy is to be vigilant without being so worried that the good things actually pass us by.\n\nWhen you realize that the risk-assessment that we all do on a daily basis is pretty flawed, and mostly irrational, you could either be just as scared of flying, but even more frightened about crossing the road, or you could put it all in perspective.\n\nA few years ago I settled on the idea that worrying too much about what is going to happen to me (beyond taking reasonable care of myself, not smoking, obeying street signs, and the like) was more a function of egotism, of putting too high a value on my own life. This, paradoxically, means that I was building myself up rather more than I deserved or needed to. \n\nThis may sound a little odd at first, but if I look at your position, here's how it would go: are you afraid of the plane crashing? or are you afraid that YOU are going to die in a plane crash? There's subtle difference. If you don't put any more psychological importance on your own life than you do on the other anonymous people on the plane, you're much less likely to be paranoid about flying - and much more likely to pay attention to the statistics that show that airplanes are relatively safe transport.\n\nIf you're living now, what's the big deal about dying, anyway? We've had this opportunity to experience the world, and someday we're not going to be here. So, what? If you want to imagine what it's like to be dead, think about what the world was like before you were born. You weren't here, even though people you love were already around. You don't miss it. Everyone went around doing what they doing and saying what they say with no help (or hindrance) from us.\n\nLove life, but not so much that it gets in the way of the long view.