Amtrak/CSX Collision in South Carolina
Mar 7, 2018, 7:32 pm
#31
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Yes, train travel IS far safer than driving (as anyone knows).
Deaths per billion passenger miles:
0.07 commercial airlines.
0.11 buses
0.15 trains
7.3 standard vehicles, including passenger cars,
212 motorcycles,
Despite Amtrak tragedy, rail travel remains safer than driving, says UB researcher - UB Now: News and views for UB faculty and staff - University at Buffalo
So, the ridiculous and unwarranted fear that Amtrak travel is somehow "dangerous" is clearly unjustified, no matter the vitriolic, irrational and immature attacks found in this forum (likely originating from aviation & highway interests).
Amtrak is one of the safest transport modes. Case settled.
Deaths per billion passenger miles:
0.07 commercial airlines.
0.11 buses
0.15 trains
7.3 standard vehicles, including passenger cars,
212 motorcycles,
Despite Amtrak tragedy, rail travel remains safer than driving, says UB researcher - UB Now: News and views for UB faculty and staff - University at Buffalo
“However, while our immediate reaction is to suddenly think that trains are dangerous, it’s important to remember that train travel remains statistically much safer than driving,” he said. “Trains are approximately 50 times safer per passenger mile traveled than cars.”
Amtrak is one of the safest transport modes. Case settled.
Mar 8, 2018, 4:38 am
#32
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,614
Yes, train travel IS far safer than driving (as anyone knows).
Deaths per billion passenger miles:
0.07 commercial airlines.
0.11 buses
0.15 trains
7.3 standard vehicles, including passenger cars,
212 motorcycles,
Despite Amtrak tragedy, rail travel remains safer than driving, says UB researcher - UB Now: News and views for UB faculty and staff - University at Buffalo
So, the ridiculous and unwarranted fear that Amtrak travel is somehow "dangerous" is clearly unjustified, no matter the vitriolic, irrational and immature attacks found in this forum (likely originating from aviation & highway interests).
Amtrak is one of the safest transport modes. Case settled.
Deaths per billion passenger miles:
0.07 commercial airlines.
0.11 buses
0.15 trains
7.3 standard vehicles, including passenger cars,
212 motorcycles,
Despite Amtrak tragedy, rail travel remains safer than driving, says UB researcher - UB Now: News and views for UB faculty and staff - University at Buffalo
So, the ridiculous and unwarranted fear that Amtrak travel is somehow "dangerous" is clearly unjustified, no matter the vitriolic, irrational and immature attacks found in this forum (likely originating from aviation & highway interests).
Amtrak is one of the safest transport modes. Case settled.
The study that you cite refers specifically to "train travel" in general, which most certainly includes commuter rail, and not "Amtrak" standing alone. In order to prove your point, you might want to research statistics related to Amtrak deaths per billion Amtrak passenger miles, and then come back with your findings..
Last edited by SCEflyer; Mar 8, 2018 at 4:54 am Reason: Review
Mar 28, 2018, 8:58 pm
#33
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I see. You only want stats that proves YOUR side, that Amtrak is somehow "dangerous," when the statistics show otherwise.
Got it.
Again, train travel is among the safest travel per-billion miles, with cars and motorcycles the most dangerous (according to the facts).
Case closed.
Got it.
Again, train travel is among the safest travel per-billion miles, with cars and motorcycles the most dangerous (according to the facts).
Case closed.