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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

planes in the air

 

 

THERE ARE ABOUT 100,000 PASSENGER FLIGHTS

SCHEDULED EVERY SINGLE DAY

flights

 

 

THAT'S NOT EVEN COUNTING MILITARY, CARGO, AIR TAXIS,

AND GENERAL AVIATION

cargo plane

 

 

ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION

STATISTICS, IN THE UNITED STATES ALONE 1.73 MILLION

PEOPLE BOARDED FLIGHTS EVERY SINGLE DAY IN 2010

boarding

 

 

ACTUALLY, FLYING IS BY FAR THE SAFEST FORM

OF TRAVEL

wings

 

 

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

highway

 

 

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

heart attack

 

 

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

crosswalk

 

 

GOING BACK TO DRIVING AND CAR ACCIDENTS,

HOW OFTEN DO YOU INSPECT YOUR CAR? IF EVER?

car

 

 

WELL, PLANES ARE INSPECTED CONSTANTLY.

AFTER EVERY SINGLE FLIGHT.

plane inspection

 


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