The article analyzes U.S. transportation safety from 2002 to 2022, revealing a stark contrast in safety between air travel and road transport. While aviation has a remarkably low passenger injury rate of 0.007 and fatalities at 0.003 per 100 million miles, roads have seen an alarming average of 2.3 million injuries and over 26,000 fatalities yearly. This discrepancy emphasizes that despite media focus on plane crashes, road accidents pose a far greater danger, underscoring the need for greater awareness and safety measures on highways.
While headlines often spotlight the rare tragedy of a plane crash, the far more common and far more dangerous road accidents continue to claim lives daily with far less attention.
A deep dive into two decades of U.S. transportation data reveals the staggering contrast between air and road travel safety. And for legal professionals like the team at Scott Vicknair, who routinely represent victims of traffic-related incidents, the takeaway is undeniable: the road is far more perilous than the skies.
The road travel fatality rate for cars and trucks was 0.57 deaths per 100 million miles, a striking difference compared to air travel, which boasts a mere 0.003 deaths.
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