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Old Mar 13, 2019, 11:36 am
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PAX62
 
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Originally Posted by TXWayne
Would love to see the number of deaths on American roadways during the time between the crash of each plane. I am an IT Security guy and have been for 20+ years so do a lot of risk management and risk assessment. I flew home from DC last night on a -800 but would not have been bothered by a MAX had it been swapped out. Got to put aside the emotion when evaluating risk, where related to INFOSEC or flying......

The data is out there. Even with the occasional fatal accident, commercial air travel is still safer than vehicle travel by a something like a 10x factor.
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