People are seriously concerned with aircraft near misses when we let cars kill 45,000 Americans a year. Absurdity.
50% of accidents are single vehicle accidents that involve drugs or alcohol. It's more if you add in youth an inexperience. So, _most_ vehicle deaths are self-inflicted. 16% are pedestrians. They usually get hit from behind, and even if they don't, almost always at night. 16% are motorcycles. I ride. I love riding, but the reason for that statistic is obvious. There's zero safety margin when you're on one. Finally, t…
Its...not. If I had to guess averages, the median is probably closer to 3, the mean probably under 10.
Most planes aren't commercial passenger airliners, and that's even more true of most planes involved in accidents.