ForumsThe TavernIs a plane more dangerous than a car?

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grebdews
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No, that is ridiculous.
You mess up in a plane, you go doun.
You mess up in a car, 7 people go down.
You mess up in a plane, you have 3,000 feet to catch yourself
You mess up in a car well...
Your engine fails in a plane, you glide to earth.
Your engine fails on earth you crash.
Anybody can get a licence, but a pilot's licence takes hours of flight time.
In a car, there is no control tower...

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SugarSweet19
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I think that cars are more dangerous even though you are a very good driver. Another car can just.. make a big difference.. For a plane well.. two planes i think cant crash like two cars do.. or can they..

XVERB
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it depends. there is a better chance you will get into a car crash but if you get into a plane crash you are more likely to die. im split

Blu3sBr0s
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Definetly cars.

They don't give planes to any old idiot like they do cars =P

DDX
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the sheer amount of cars in consumer possession would make cars the logical answer. Statistically speaking car accidents happen more often than plane accidents.

if you fail your pilot test once, you are forever banned from taking it because they do not want to endanger the people you are carrying.

hiyacherry
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hiyacherry
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I hate flying

whimsyboy
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Planes are more dangerous. The fact that more people die in car accidents shouldnt be involved. Cars were around longer.

If you looked at the odds of last year, the year 2008, then there were more deaths from car accidents than deaths from plane accidents. I guarantee it.
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http://users.nlamerica.com/graywolf/Funny%20Cars%20-%20Drag%20Racing/Jim%20Holtz%20Funny%20Car%20Explosion.jpg
http://www.foxnews.com/images/305006/0_21_082007_jet_explosion.jpg
I think I'll ride a train, thank you.

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Statistically cars are more dangerous

joao99
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Its true that planes are safer than cars....this has been proven years ago

dimismx
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[/quote]How many people travel by car and how many travel by plane at any moment? More people at the wheel means bigger probability of something going wrong. Plus any fool can have drivers license but not anyone can drive a commercial plane.[quote]
yeah with you Milos

Sarquann
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Planes are safer, they never have idiots driving them and There is a lower plane crash percentage then in cars, making planes safer

DefinitelyCrazy
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I think I'll ride a train, thank you.


http://uscarinsure.com/wp-content/img/train_crash.jpg
sourwhatup2
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Plane is a lot safer, as far as statistics go..

XVERB
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XVERB
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if a car crashes there is a better chance of living. if a plane crashes you have a better chance of dying. but cars crash more. so its even

Moe
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I think I'll ride a train, thank you.


Both those pictures ar of rare events, plus that was a race car, not an everyday common car.
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