REASONS WHY THE FEAR OF FLYING IS SILLY
Added on: 20th Nov 2015
FIRST OF ALL, THERE ARE MORE THAN 10,000 PLANES
IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW
THERE ARE ABOUT 100,000 PASSENGER FLIGHTS
SCHEDULED EVERY SINGLE DAY
THAT'S NOT EVEN COUNTING MILITARY, CARGO, AIR TAXIS,
AND GENERAL AVIATION
ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION
STATISTICS, IN THE UNITED STATES ALONE 1.73 MILLION
PEOPLE BOARDED FLIGHTS EVERY SINGLE DAY IN 2010
ACTUALLY, FLYING IS BY FAR THE SAFEST FORM
OF TRAVEL
YOU ARE 22 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT
ON THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT IN YOUR CAR THAN YOU
ARE DURING YOUR FLIGHT
ACTUALLY, IF YOU DO DIE ON AN AIRPLANE, IT'S MORE
LIKELY THAT YOU'LL DIE OF A HEART ATTACK OR EVEN
CHOKING ON YOUR FOOD THAN FALLING OUT OF THE SKY
TO BE HONEST, EVEN WALKING IS MORE DANGEROUS.
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL
WALKING IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS MODES OF
TRANSPORT IN TERMS OF FATAL ACCIDENTS
GOING BACK TO DRIVING AND CAR ACCIDENTS,
HOW OFTEN DO YOU INSPECT YOUR CAR? IF EVER?
WELL, PLANES ARE INSPECTED CONSTANTLY.
AFTER EVERY SINGLE FLIGHT.
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