The same statistic for trains is a few hundred deaths per "passenger-light-year"... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		jquery 10 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Voyager 1 is about to reach one light-day from Ear... The same statistic for trains is a few hundred deaths per "passenger-light-year". Or 0.004 fatalities per 100 million miles. [1] [1] https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/2024-10/... Some back of the envelope calculations give me roughly ~40,000 deaths per passenger-light-year if you travel by car instead of train.

Vinnl 10 days ago [–]

Amazing, I knew trains were way safer than cars, but it's almost hard to believe that hurling folks through the air is even safer than that (or I guess similarly safe now).

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact