Safest form of travel?
Is flying really the safest form of travel as everybody insists it is? Apparently, statistically speaking, it is the safest form of travel beyond a doubt but I don't know if I buy it. I think there are statistics to prove it both ways, safest or not, depending on how you look at it.
A recent BBC news article stated that there are 1.96 million flights taking off and landing each year worldwide. Now, lets say we have 10 fatal crashes in a given year. That means 1 in 196,000 flights will crash in a given year, no?
Now lets take Los Angeles as a random example... lets say 1.96 million people in LA get into their cars every day and drive to work... are there 10 fatal car crashes every single day in LA alone?
Just looking for some interesting feedback and discussion on this topic.
Disclaimer: It is not my intention to offend anyone with this post and I am not arguing the point one way or the other.