Originally Posted by
Sir Korsky
Part of the NY Post article has: "
Supporters of a tourist-chopper ban argue that the tragic incident last month wasn’t an isolated incident, with at least 38 fatalities tied to helicopter crashes in New York City since 1977, according to The Associated Press".
Even if all of these are counted, it amounts to an average of 0.8 fatalities per year over that 48-year span! I wonder what it reduces to if only fatalities due to scenic tours (or other "non-essential" helicopter flights) are counted? Also, how many 3rd parties were killed as a result of the relevant accidents over all these years?
I wonder how that compares to annual motor vehicle accident fatalities in the New York area? Time to stop all non-essential motor vehicle movements in the NY area???
If there are legitimate safety concerns with how the tour operations are conducted, then by all means address any such issues!