Any movement by transport is more or less risky, but there are nuances. We often use cars, the metro and other types of urban transport, we fly less often by plane and travel on trains, and we don’t get on ships every year. How to determine the degree of security?

“The greatest danger in life is taking too many precautions” - Alfred Adler.

Unfortunately, there is no need to talk about a 100% safe form of transport. There is none, period. But there are more and less dangerous ones. So which means of transportation - flying, land or water - is best to trust with your safety and security? Statisticians have calculated how many deaths occur for every 160 million km or 150 billion km of travel done in different types of transport, and compiled the following safety rating.

1. Airplane

So, according to experts, the safest mode of transport is an airplane. Amazing, isn't it? Many people experience paralyzing fear at the mere thought of possible flight. How can you be sure that this bird-like colossus will not crash onto the ground at some point, getting caught in a flock of birds or getting caught in a thunderstorm...

But nevertheless, it is in flight that we are least at risk of becoming a victim of a disaster. The numbers show this: 0.6-0.7 deaths per 160 million km of travel – the smallest figure among all modes of transport.

According to the statistics of plane crashes, they happen due to a combination of rare circumstances, the likelihood of which is minimal. One plane crash equals a million flights, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization. And according to statistical calculations of the International Air Transport Association, in 2012, out of 29,600,000 flights of airliners of Western manufacturers, there were 6 crashes, and not a single one in Europe. The risk of crashing with a plane is approximately 1 in 8,000,000, and the risk of death is 1 in 45 million flights. Moreover, a person can spend 123 thousand years in the cabin of an airplane and never come close to death.

This reliability of air transport is associated with several factors. Firstly, before taking to the skies, each aircraft undergoes a thorough check, and absolutely everything is analyzed: from the operation of instruments and systems to the slightest defects in the coating. Moreover, the airship is inspected not only by technicians, but also by the captain himself, because he is obliged to accept it in excellent condition.

Secondly, security systems are constantly being improved. Each aircraft has several overlapping systems installed. As a result, even if one of them fails, its functions will be immediately performed by the other. So if, for example, one of the engines fails, the plane will still be able to take off or land safely.

Thirdly, landing tactics are changing. If previously it was customary to land the plane softly, now it is recommended to do it roughly, for better adhesion of the landing gear to the runway. However, even if the worst happens, the victims have a much greater chance of survival compared to other modes of transport. Thus, from 1983 to 2000, 568 air accidents were recorded in the United States, but only 5% of the passengers on board died in them: out of 53,487 people, 51,207 survived!

After analyzing 26 major accidents in which the airliners hit the ground hard, broke into pieces and caught fire, experts found that approximately 50% of the participants in the disaster were saved. And here I would like to ask a question: if everything on an airplane is so reliable and safe, why are millions of people afraid to fly and why does it have such a bad reputation? It turns out that the whole point is that news of any plane crash is immediately picked up by many media outlets and spread around the world with the help of hundreds of photographs and videos with details of the crash. As a result, viewers and readers get the impression that flying is unusually dangerous.

2. Train

70% of Russians, according to a survey conducted from 2011 to 2013, feel most secure in a train carriage. Although, according to statistics, according to this criterion, this type of transport is inferior to an airplane. There are many more collisions and crashes on the railroad than in the sky, but they are not as widespread and do not receive such public attention as similar accidents in aviation. And the mortality rate here is higher: 0.9 per 1.6 million km of travel.

But we ignore the numbers and continue to treat trains with special confidence. However, there are undeniable reasons for this. Firstly, a train is a ground mode of transport that moves along its own special path. Secondly, its movement is controlled and directed by the dispatch service. Thirdly, it is customary to strictly observe safety rules on the railway. Therefore, major accidents with numerous casualties are rare here.

However, strict adherence to safety rules is typical for railway employees, but not for the majority of passengers. According to statistics, the main cause of railway accidents is indiscipline. Thus, 65-75% of victims were injured when they tried to cross or run over railway tracks in unspecified places, 25-35% - by violating safety rules at stations and platforms, and 9% - due to carelessness when boarding and disembarking from carriage.

3. Bus

This is one of the safest types of land transport: there are 0.5 deaths per 1.5 billion km of travel. According to a VTsIOM survey, the majority of Russians feel most comfortable on a bus, while the subway and planes, in their opinion, are the most dangerous.

Then why does the number of bus-related accidents increase every year, especially in international transport and especially in the summer? Almost every week we hear reports about another crashed bus with tourists - falling into a river, falling off a cliff... The cause of numerous disasters is not bad roads, but the so-called human factor: fatigue of drivers who have been driving continuously for several days.

4. Car

Traveling by car is twenty times more dangerous than traveling by train. For every 1.6 million km of travel there are 1.5 deaths, or for every 1.5 billion – 1.6. The surest way to prevent an accident is to follow the traffic rules and monitor the technical condition of the car. It's simple: fasten your seat belt, don't speed, and don't overtake. If you have the financial opportunity, choose an SUV - it is more reliable than other types of cars.

5. Spaceship

7 deaths per 1.5 billion km of travel. This type of transport could be considered the safest if flight kilometers are taken as the main criterion. Thus, since the conquest of space, 530 people have overcome the gravity of the Earth, and only 18 of them have not returned back. Of all the launched spaceships, 2 American ones and one ours did not reach the ground. However, all fatal accidents did not occur in Space, but during takeoff or landing.

Perhaps the rapid development of space tourism is associated with a high level of safety, and not just with curiosity. Flights are incredibly expensive, but the number of applicants does not decrease.

6. Ferry

20 deaths per 1.5 billion km of travel. Many people still remember the tragedy that happened in 1994. On the night of September 27-28, an Estonian ferry built in Germany in 1979 crashed. Of the 989 people on board, 95 were killed and 757 were missing. It is Europe's worst maritime disaster in peacetime.

7. Bicycle

35 deaths per 1.5 billion km of travel. According to sociologists, a trip to the store by bicycle is 4.25 times more dangerous than a trip there by car. Most often, teenagers become victims of road accidents when they collide with a car. However, recently, despite such depressing statistics, the popularity of the bicycle has been growing. This is a cheap, fuel-free, environmentally friendly form of transport, which also helps us fight the consequences of physical inactivity. The main thing is to be careful and use bike paths whenever possible.

8. On foot

41 deaths per 1.5 billion km. These numbers were a revelation to many. What happens: moving around the city on your own feet becomes dangerous? According to some reports, going to the store on foot is no less dangerous than driving there. Of course, collisions with pedestrians on the sidewalk are not uncommon. But still, most often they die while crossing streets in places not designated for this or ignoring traffic lights.

9. Motorcycle and moped

An extremely dangerous form of transport! 42 deaths per 160 million km of travel, or 125 deaths per 1.5 billion km. These are the real killers, and their drivers are suicide bombers: 20% of road deaths are caused by motorcyclists, although motorcycles make up only 1% of traffic. A motorcyclist has a much greater chance of losing his life than a motorist, because a motorcycle traveling at 70 km/h is the most unstable and dangerous vehicle in the world.

10. Broom and mortar

This traditionally “female” type of transport can perhaps be called the most dangerous. Imagine what could happen if pedestrians and drivers notice a lady flying above them on a broom. Someone will lose consciousness, and someone will try to throw a stone at the floating figure. Therefore, in order not to expose yourself to mortal danger, it is better to fly out for a walk or on business at night.

To feel more confident in the sky, experts advise choosing not small aircraft, but commercial airliners and those models whose reputation is impeccable: Boeing-777 (not a single passenger has died in 17 years), Airbus A340 and Airbus A330 (not a single passenger has died in 19 years). one fatality), as well as the Airbus A319 (in 11 years, not a single accident - only one breakdown).

To ensure that the journey in the carriage is not overshadowed by anything, you just need to consistently follow the basic safety principles: do not stand at the edge of the platform, approach the doors only after the train has stopped; when purchasing tickets, choose middle carriages, since in extreme situations they are more stable than the head and tail ones, and also give preference to seats facing the movement of the train. And, of course, don’t try to fly over a railroad crossing under the nose of an approaching train.

• Do not use tourist buses in Egypt and similar countries.
• Always wear a seat belt in a car and do not get into a car with an unfamiliar driver.
• When riding a bicycle, be sure to wear a helmet and not ride at maximum speed.
• Never ride a motorcycle or moped.

When we need to go on a long journey, then everyone thinks about what type of transport to choose. And this is not an idle question, since it is directly related to life safety.

This is exactly what we will talk about in the article from the “” section.

So, what type of transport is the safest, and what do statistics say about this?

Let's look at the three most popular means of transportation: air, rail and road.

Before presenting the statistics, I would like to note that sociological surveys give us an amazing picture. People consider the train to be the safest mode of transport, the second place is given to the car, but, according to the average person, they are the most dangerous means of transportation.

These data clearly demonstrate how strongly ours can prevail over dry numbers and stubborn facts.

What do the statistics say?

1. An airplane is the safest form of transport.
2. The train is in second place.
3. A car is considered the most dangerous form of transport.

Safe transport statistics

Now let's talk about this in more detail. First you need to figure out what principle the statistics use to calculate the safest mode of transport.

There are three methods for calculating this indicator, and scientists consider the most accurate method to be the one that analyzes the ratio of dead people per 100 million miles (that is, 160 million km).

Aviation transport

According to the statistics mentioned above, the plane is the safest mode of transport. 0.6 people die per 100 million miles.

As an example, let us take for analysis data for 2014, when 21 plane crashes occurred in the world. A total of 990 people died, of which 11 were passenger planes and the remaining 10 were cargo planes.

In total, 33 million flights took place in 2014. There was only one accident per million flights (the vast majority of which occurred with frequent aircraft rather than regular ones).

Statisticians say that the probability of dying in a plane crash on an ordinary passenger flight is negligible, amounting to 1/8,000,000.

The statisticians are ironic about this: you are more likely to get into an accident when you drive your car to the airport than to get into a plane crash!

Railway transport

The railway provides us with the safest overland method of transportation. According to statistics, the mortality rate from railway accidents is 0.9 passengers per 160 million km.

It is quite possible that even this will seem surprising to you, because we hear about incidents on railways quite rarely.

In fact, the statistics of mortality from railway accidents, in the overwhelming majority, are spoiled by countries such as. They know about safety only by hearsay.

Surely you have come across different ones on the Internet with real photographs from the life of trains in this wonderful country.

Automobile transport

But the most unsafe form of transport is a car. According to statistics, 1.6 people die per 160 million km, that is, a thousand times more than in plane crashes.

Moreover, this does not apply to two-wheeled vehicles (and mopeds). Their numbers are generally depressing: 42 people per 160 million km.

We hope that now you have not just “heard the ringing, but don’t know where it is,” but are convinced with facts and figures what the safest mode of transport is.

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Business Insider set out to prove this thesis. Its journalists, using scientific data and statistics, claim that the chances of dying while in a car or while walking on the street are many times higher.

Last year, MIT professors found that the global average risk of death for a commercial airline passenger is one in 45 million flights. Statistics say that on average, a traveler can spend 123 thousand years on an airplane without crashing.

The publication provides a list of 10 facts that should convincingly prove that an airplane is the safest mode of transport available today.

1. Bicycle. For cyclists, the odds of being involved in an accident and dying are one in 4,982 trips. These figures are provided by the US National Safety Council.

2. Motorcycle. In the United States, there is one accident involving motorcyclists for every 1,907 trips they make.

3. The odds of being seriously injured while walking on the streets are one in 1,749.

4. If you are a passenger in a car right now (in the US), your chances of getting into an accident are approximately one in 415.

5. Government experts in the US say that private jet flyers are much more likely to get into trouble than those who fly commercial airlines. In the first case, the risk of getting into an accident is one in 7229.

6. Analysts from the PolitiFact organization studied the statistics of accidents involving buses and came to the conclusion that this is the most dangerous land mode of transport. There is nothing to compare with flight safety, experts say.

7. Statistics say that for every 100 million airline miles a typical passenger flies, there are only 0.003 fatalities. For comparison: in the case of commercial buses, this figure is 0.05, that is, approximately 17 times higher.

Given the large number of different vehicles, many specialists and experts, of course, want to know which ones are the safest. Statistics show that the safest mode of transport is an airplane.

Experts divide transport into 2 groups:

• By service area:

1. Public options
2. Special forces
3. Private

• By environment of use:

1. Ground - this includes wheeled and rail versions
2. Underground - metro
3. Air
4. Space
5. Water and underwater
6. Pipeline

Passengers boarding an airplane often shudder at the thought of taking off and landing. However, official statistics are clear - airliners are quite safe from the point of view of movement.

The calculations are based on the number of victims per 100 million miles. According to the results of such calculations, the mortality rate in plane crashes is 0.6 people. You can die in a plane crash in 1 case in 8 million. If compared with other options traditionally considered safer, then this figure will turn out to be completely ridiculous. Thus, in accidents with mopeds and motorcycles, the statistics is 125 deaths per 1.5 billion km. Cyclists die on the roads in considerable numbers - 35 deaths per 1.5 billion km of travel. Even in the metro, more people die than in air transport - 25 cases per 1.5 billion km.

What ensures the safety of the airliner?

The reliability of aircraft, as experts note, is ensured by a certain number of factors. First of all, each aircraft undergoes a whole range of serious tests before flying. Moreover, it is inspected by both technicians and the captain of the ship, who must be personally confident in the excellent condition of the airliner he is accepting for flight.

Secondly, this is the work of security systems. Today, advanced systems are installed on airplanes, and even in quantities of several, which can duplicate each other. Accordingly, if something happens to one of them, the other will be able to duplicate it. The plane can fly and land even with one faulty engine.

Thirdly, landing tactics change regularly. Previously, pilots practiced landing the plane softly, but now they advise doing it roughly, which improves the grip of the landing gear on the runway.

Is it possible to survive a plane crash?

Many people are afraid of the inability to survive a plane crash. But this is also a myth. Yes, in many cases the plane is destroyed. But the cases when passengers remained alive are quite numerous. This is due to the fact that all aircraft are designed by people who are well versed in aerodynamics and gravity. And it’s not so easy for an airplane to fall from a height of 10,000 km.

In the USA, for example, 500 aviation incidents occurred in 20 years. The number of deaths in these is about 5% of the total number of passengers on board the liner. Even in situations like these, when planes crash and break in half, passengers have a chance of surviving.

Choosing a safe place on the plane

Against the backdrop of determining the safety of a particular vehicle, many are, of course, interested in whether it is possible to find safe seats on board the aircraft. Back in 2007, statistics were published that clearly identified the quietest seats on the plane.

To compile statistics, the researchers took data published by the National Security Council of America over 30 years. They took as a basis the dependence of the number of victims on the place where the passengers were located. It turned out that 70% of the crash survivors were located in the section behind the edge of the aircraft's wing. Also, those sitting above the wing have a chance to survive in half the cases.

The part of the plane closer to the tail is in a more advantageous position due to the fact that when it falls, the plane mainly falls with its nose. This means that those sitting behind have a greater chance of salvation.

Statistics of the safest planes

• Airbus A340 - a total of 340 of these models were produced, which totaled 13.5 million flight hours, 5 accidents were recorded in which there were no casualties
• Airbus A330 - about 600 copies produced. The planes flew 14 million flight hours, and during this time only 1 accident occurred. A total of 8 examples were lost, killing 346 people.
• Boeing 747 – in aircraft of this brand there was 1 accident per 17.5 million flights. There are 941 vessels in operation. Over the years of use of such liners, 941 ships were lost, 51 were lost due to accidents in which 3,732 people died
• Boeing 737 – 3 tragedies have occurred since 1997

The safest aircraft at the moment is considered to be the Boeing 777. There are 748 copies in the world. Over the years, this model has flown 20 million hours. During this time, 3 people died in two incidents. Only one ship was lost during this time.

So you shouldn’t be afraid of airplanes because of the high accident rate. Moreover, the crew also undergoes special training, has the necessary skills and is not very eager to die. In addition, an airplane is an opportunity to get to your destination quickly and completely safely.

Comparative characteristics of modes of transport in terms of safety.

When choosing transport, many passengers are guided by their own preferences. Moreover, every second person is mistaken about the relative safety of a particular type of transport. Many people focus on safety when choosing transport. At the same time, there is an opinion that the safest is the train. In this article we will dispel all myths regarding the safety of movement.

The most unsafe and dangerous mode of transport in the world: statistics

Oddly enough, the most dangerous type of transport can be considered a motorcycle. In total, 42 people die per 100 ml miles. This is a huge number, since there are several thousand people per year.

In second place are cars, minibuses and buses. You yourself often witness car accidents. 1.2 people die in car accidents per year. Just think about these numbers.

The rating does not take into account unusual types of transport. That is, there are no dog sleds or spaceships. Otherwise, a spaceship could be considered the safest. But since no one makes intergalactic daily flights yet, statistics speak in favor of the plane.

Many people believe that an airplane is the most unsafe form of transport, and this is completely wrong. It is customary in the world to calculate the risk of displacement as the number of victims per 100 million miles. As a result, it turns out that the death rate from the plane is only 0.6 people. In 2016, there were 21 plane crashes, with a total death toll of about a thousand people. You will think that this is a lot. But in fact, more cyclists die each year around the world.

Despite the misconception of many, the airplane comes first among safe transport. The mortality rate is very low. Perhaps this is due to the higher speed than the train. Accordingly, it turns out that an airplane flies these 160 kilometers faster than a train. Therefore, the mortality statistics are lower. In principle, mortality directly depends on the speed of transport. On average, per 100 ml of miles, 0.9 people die when traveling by train, and only 0.6 on an airplane. That is, the mortality rate on trains is one and a half times higher than the mortality rate on airplanes.

Nowadays, many people have a lot of phobias about traveling on airplanes. This is due to the fact that colossal accidents occur almost every year, which all the media talk about. But this does not mean that flying on airplanes is very dangerous. In fact, many more people die from car accidents. The most interesting thing is that most people believe that there are no survivors after a plane crash. Actually this is not true. A third of all passengers die. While in a car accident half.

Statistics from insurance companies also speak in favor of the aircraft. In case of a car accident the payments are small, but in case of a plane accident they are simply huge. Therefore, we can agree that no one would pay huge amounts of money if plane crashes happened very often.

According to statistical estimates, which were based on the number of victims in plane crashes, aviation was the safest mode of transport. The second and third places belong to water and railway transport, respectively.

The most interesting thing is that passengers, on the contrary, consider the plane the most dangerous form of transport. This is due to the fact that the media publicize any plane crash. At the same time, few people talk about train accidents. If you resort to statistics, when traveling by plane every day, the probability of death is very low. If you use air transport every day, you could get into a plane crash in the 21st century.

There are certain statistics on the most reliable modes of transport. Insurance companies also confirm this. The most money is given when insuring water and air transport.

Security Statistics:

1. Airplane
2. Train
3. Bus
4. Automobile
5. Minibus taxi
6. Ship
7. Metro
8. Bike
9. Motorbike

According to statistics, you can safely use air transport, it is truly the most reliable.

As you can see, people's opinions and statistics are completely different. Many people are afraid of an airplane, although in fact this type of transport is the safest.

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