An upcoming trip to another city or a trip to the sea makes people think about which mode of transport to prefer. And here, some will choose the train, believing that it is safer, while others will fly by plane, spending less time moving. And what kind of transport is actually considered the safest?
Public opinion
Sociological surveys conducted over the past few years, as a rule, show the same results. Of all modes of transport, passengers consider the train to be the safest.
Airplanes are among the most dangerous. Opinions about traveling by car were divided approximately equally. With regard to maritime transport, the public tends to rank it as more of a safe mode of travel. But this is only the opinion of passengers who are unlikely to study the statistics on accidents, disasters and deaths associated with them.
What do the statistics say?
If people put airplanes in the first place as the most dangerous way to travel, then the statistics say quite the opposite. The statistics are compiled in such a way that mortality is taken as the basis (number of dead people) per 160,000,000 km of distance traveled. So during flights, this parameter is only 0.6-0.7 people. Rail transport is ranked second in terms of safety - the death rate per 160,000,000 km of track is 0.9 people. The number of deaths in road traffic accidents is 1.6 people. Therefore, we can conclude that the aircraft is the most safe view transport, and recognized as the most dangerous automobile transport.
If you still doubt that flying is less dangerous than driving a car, then here are some more facts. In 2014, there were several plane crashes in the world that claimed 884 human lives. And only in our country in the first six months of 2014, more than 10,000 people died in car accidents. So what kind of transport will be safer? The answer is still obvious. Therefore, before the trip, it is worth weighing all the pros and cons, giving preference to one or another type of transport. And to get rid of the fear of flying (if anyone has any), here are some air facts.
1) An aircraft lands every three seconds in the world.
2) More people die from donkeys than in plane crashes.
3) If the chance of a daily catastrophe is at least 0.01 percent, then at least 13 aircraft must fall per day.
4) A plane crash cannot be an accident - it is always a combination of some factors.
5) Before each flight, the aircraft undergoes a rigorous inspection and a complex technical condition check.
6) Over 80 percent of people on our planet are afraid to fly on planes, and 5 percent categorically refuse to do so, preferring trains or ships.
7) An airplane cannot fall from a height of 10,000 km, as many people fear. There is a lot of pressure under the wings of an airplane, so it floats in the air in the same way that a car does on pavement.
8) Russian pilots do not drink at the helm - this is an invention of those people who are very afraid of flying.
Reading these facts, perhaps, will help to reduce aerophobia. However, they are unlikely to be able to help those five percent of people who do not want to board an aircraft at all under any pretext.
Comparative characteristics of transport modes in terms of safety.
Many passengers, when choosing a transport, are guided by their own preferences. Moreover, every second person is mistaken in the relative safety of this or that type of transport. A lot of people think about safety when choosing a vehicle. At the same time, there is an opinion that the train is the safest. In this article, we will dispel all the myths regarding the safety of movement.
The most unsafe and dangerous mode of transport in the world: statistics
Oddly enough, but the most dangerous mode of transport can be considered a motorcycle. In total, 42 people die per 100 ml miles. This is a huge number, since several thousand people turn out a year.
In second place are cars, minibuses and buses. You yourself often become witnesses of car accidents. 1.2 ml of people die in car accidents per year. Just think about these numbers.
The rating does not take into account unusual modes of transport. That is, there are no dog teams and spaceships. Otherwise, the safest could be considered a spaceship. But since so far no one makes intergalactic daily flights, the statistics speak in favor of the aircraft.
Many people think that the plane is the most unsafe mode of transport and it is completely in vain. In the world, it is customary to calculate the danger of displacement as the number of victims per 100 million miles. As a result, it turns out that the death rate from the aircraft is only 0.6 people. In 2016, there were 21 air crashes, while the total number of deaths was about a thousand people. You will think that this is a lot. But in fact, more cyclists die every year in the world.
Despite the delusion of many, the first place among safe transport is the plane. Mortality is very low. Perhaps this is due to the higher speed of movement than that of the train. Accordingly, it turns out that the plane flies these 160 ml kilometers much faster than the train. Therefore, the mortality statistics are lower. In principle, mortality directly depends on the speed of transport. On average, 0.9 people die per 100 ml miles when moving a train, and only 0.6 on an airplane. That is, the death rate in trains exceeds the death rate in airplanes by one and a half times.
Now many people have a lot of phobias about traveling in airplanes. This is due to the fact that almost every year there are colossal accidents that all the media talk about. But this does not mean that flying in airplanes is very dangerous. In fact, many more people die from car accidents. The most interesting thing is that most people believe that there are no survivors after a plane crash. Actually it is not. A third of all passengers die. While in a car accident half.
The statistics of insurance companies also speak in favor of aircraft. In case of a car accident, the payments are small, and in case of a plane crash, they are simply huge. Therefore, we can agree that no one would pay a lot of money if air crashes happened very often.
According to statistical estimates, which were based on the number of victims in air crashes, aviation turned out to be the safest mode of transport. The second and third place belongs to water and rail transport, respectively.
The most interesting thing is that passengers, on the contrary, consider the plane the most dangerous mode of transport. This is due to the fact that the media publicizes any plane crash. At the same time, few people talk about train accidents. If you resort to statistics, with daily travel by plane, the probability of death is very low. With daily use of air transport, you can get into a plane crash in the 21st century.
There are certain statistics of the most reliable modes of transport. This is confirmed by insurance companies. Most of the money is given for insurance of water and air transport.
Security stats:
- Airplane
- Train
- Bus
- Automobile
- Shuttle taxi
- Ship
- Metro
- Bike
- Motorbike
According to statistics, you can safely use air transport, it is really the most reliable.
As you can see, people's opinions and statistics are completely different. Many people are afraid of the plane, although in fact this mode of transport is the safest.
VIDEO: A safe mode of transport
calculate, what mode of transport is the safest, not so easy. To build a beautiful and visual graph, at least two indicators are required - the number of dead or injured, as well as the number of people who use this type of transport. For air, rail and water transport, finding this data is not difficult, because thanks to tickets, each person is taken into account. But there are problems with road transport. Tracking the movement of the average Russian from work, to work and to the store is not possible - after all, no one passes registration to leave on the threshold of their home.
Our transport safety rating according to statistics for 2018 was compiled using various sources - from the data of the National Union of Insurers, which keep statistics on registered insured events from 2012 to the present, to data on traffic accidents on the Rosstat website.
> 200 deaths per 1.6 billion km
Although the number of motorcycle accidents has decreased by more than 70% since 2005, the motorcycle still remains one of the most dangerous modes of transport. According to statistics, it turns out that every 1.6 billion kilometers of the way are paid for by the lives of more than two hundred drivers and their passengers.
A motorcycle, like another two-wheeled vehicle - a bicycle - is characterized by increased vulnerability, so accidents involving motorcyclists are highly likely to end sadly. Cause - non-compliance with the rules traffic, and, surprisingly, the fundamental refusal of some drivers to use a helmet.
5.75 people per 1.6 billion km
In second place in the number of road accidents are private cars. In total, at least 5.75 people die in 1.6 billion kilometers of the way.
The reasons are both the unwillingness of drivers to comply with the rules of the road, and the condition of the roadway, the increased wear and tear of the vehicle fleet due to the crisis and the deterioration in the purchasing power of the population. And also (due to the increase in the average age of life) and the aging of drivers. All these factors together serve as a guarantee that road transport in Russia will not be safe for a long time to come.
9.4 deaths per 1 million passengers
Among air transport, the greatest danger to human life is not international, but intercity. Especially if a person in a helicopter is forced to go to those parts where even the notorious Makar prefers not to drive his calves. Perhaps this is the reason for such a high number of casualties among helicopter passengers. For every 1 million people, at least 9.4 are injured. You will have to fall from a great height, and, with a high degree of probability, the injuries will be incompatible with life.
5 dead per 1.5 billion km
Fixed-route taxis are by no means the safest form of transport in Russia. According to statistics, every 1.5 billion kilometers traveled by a minibus are paid for with five human lives. Among the reasons can be named both the work of drivers for wear and tear, and the design miscalculations of minibuses, the condition of the roads, the unwillingness to follow the rules of the road and drunk driving.
2.84 injured per 1 million transported
In 2018, there were several major accidents involving intercity buses, including a tragic accident in the Voronezh region, when two buses collided, killing five people and injuring 17. In general, according to statistics, intercity and international buses not distinguished by safety - for every million passengers transported in accidents, at least 2.84 are injured or killed. In total, in 2018, trips on intercity buses brought death to more than 600 passengers, and more than 13 thousand people were injured.
2.3 accidents per 1 million passengers
This category includes both international ships and domestic river carriers. In total, in 2018, 62 incidents occurred during sea and river travel, which ended tragically for five people. In general, according to NSS statistics, for every million passengers carried, there are 2.3 accidents.
Passengers on sea and river vessels are threatened not only by the elements of water, but also by fire. One of the most common causes of transport accidents is a sudden outbreak of fire on board a ship, usually caused by a faulty electrical wiring. This is not surprising, given that the Russian domestic fleet is in a deplorable state, and almost a third of the ships have celebrated 40 years of operation.
Probability of dying: 1:11,000,000
Most safe transport in the world, however, in Russia it is not possible to obtain accurate statistics on the number of accidents per number of passengers. The data of the National Association of Insurers, on which we relied when assessing the risk of other modes of transport, are not available for them. The reason is the peculiarities of the insurance system in Russia; most air transport companies carry their passengers not only within the country, but also abroad. Therefore, they use international insurance policies.
That's why the plane is the safest mode of transport: according to statistics, the odds of dying in an accident on board an aircraft are 1 in 11 million. For comparison: the chances of being struck by lightning while walking in a thunderstorm are 16 times higher!
0.17 accidents per 1 million passengers
This category includes both intercity and international trains, as well as ordinary commuter trains. In general, for 2018, the statistics for Russian Railways look excellent - for almost the entire year, from January to November, only seven accidents were registered. Unfortunately, there were no deaths - one person died. In general, there are no more than 0.17 accidents per 1 million passengers.
More and more people prefer to use one of the safest modes of transport, and this cannot be explained by price alone. After all, for some destinations, the cost of plane and train tickets is almost equal. According to the Russian Railways website, for 2018 in trains long distance transported almost 8% more passengers than last year. And the growth in the number of passengers on electric trains amounted to almost 3%.
0.09 cases per million transported
Trolleybus is in second place in terms of safety among modes of transport in Russia. According to NSS statistics, there are only 0.09 accidents for every million passengers carried. Most of them are banal “stumbled and fell”.
The reasons for the low injury rate of a trolleybus are very simple - its volume and weight, as well as its low speed. In a collision, for example, with a car, the car will have much worse. And the passengers of the trolleybus will get off with light bruises.
0.04 affected out of 1,000,000 people
The safest transport according to statistics for 2018 in terms of the ratio of the number of accidents to the number of passengers. In total, out of one million arrivals from point A to point B, no more than 0.04 people are injured. In addition to safety, the tram has many advantages:
- it moves more smoothly than a car and even a trolleybus;
- less noisy;
- completely autonomous from traffic jams (unless, of course, motorists are trying to drive along the tracks);
- of all urban transport causes the least harm to the environment.
Unfortunately, trams are gradually disappearing from small towns in Russia. The reason is the limited local budget, which is simply unable to support a separate line. In total, over the past twenty years, the number of trams has decreased by more than 35%. Does this mean that the safest mode of transport will gradually disappear from the urban landscape?
Which transport to prefer
Every day we go somewhere: to work, to the store, to a neighboring city or neighboring country. Any person is concerned about his safety, especially if he goes far. If it is possible to reach the end point using different kinds transport, people evaluate their safety before they buy a ticket. About what kind of transport is the most dangerous, say the statistics and the results of sociological surveys.
The most dangerous transport according to Russians
Sociologists are doing extensive research to find out which modes of transport Russian citizens consider themselves dangerous. Most often, Russians believe that the most dangerous mode of transport is automobile. First of all, we are talking about buses and minibuses. However, people are more afraid not so much technical failure public transport how much human factor. It is not uncommon to see a minibus or bus driver talking on the phone while driving, smoking, taking fares. Because of the fear of missing out on profits, drivers start racing, forgetting that the health and lives of passengers are in their hands. The second place in terms of danger is given to trains, although ten years ago they were more afraid than cars. In third place is water transport, although many people are more afraid not of the danger of accidents, but of pitching and seasickness. Aircraft in this rating took fourth place.
What the statistics say
If we analyze the statistics on the number of victims in various modes of transport, we will see that the attitude of people towards cars is quite justified. Most people die in car accidents. The total number of victims worldwide is approaching 1.2 million every year. The second place according to statistics is occupied by trains, although they are gradually becoming safer. For example, the modern Sapsan train already has a European level of reliability. The number of deaths on the water is about 2 thousand people annually, therefore water sports transport ranks third in terms of danger. Airplanes are considered the safest, since about 1.5 thousand people die in air crashes every year, which is ten times less than as a result of an accident. However, this type of transport has a significant drawback. If the plane crashes, the chances of survival are minimal for all passengers and personnel.
Unaccounted modes of transport
Sociological surveys on travel safety are conducted only on the most popular means of transportation. Rare and unusual modes of transport are not included in the rating. Otherwise, the last place in the danger rating would have taken spaceships. The number of accidents that led to the death of people can be counted on the fingers. So the safest transport so far is only in space. However, space tourism is developing, so in the future, ships flying in vacuum space may well fall into such ratings.
Numerous studies and statistics prove that those who are afraid of flying and claim that the plane is the most dangerous mode of transport are wrong. Engineers and designers of passenger liners are constantly working to improve systems and aerodynamic properties.
This minimizes the risk of hitting the . Compared to trains or cars, best view transport in terms of the number of accidents. The debate about which train or plane is safer is still going on, but the latter wins them.
Security Studies different types transport are held regularly to reveal the big picture and global trends.
In area civil aviation they are carried out ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization). She established that There is only 1 crash for every 1 million flights. There is no such data railway transport, nor the automobile.
Why do so many passengers shake their knees when they board an aircraft? Any plane crash is actively spread by the media. Therefore, the reputation of the aircraft is not the best.
Numerous studies prove the leadership of the aircraft as the safest mode of transport.
The probability that you will be in a plane crash is approximately 1 to 8,000,000. Even if you will each fly one flight, you will need about 21,000 years old to get into a disaster.
If we talk about the statistics of what is safer than a train or plane, then the death rate as a result of a train accident is 0.9 passengers per 100 million km. Cars have a higher mortality threshold - 1.6 people die per 160 million km. Every year 1.2 million people dies on the roads of the whole world.
Air crash survivor data
Many sources claim that it is almost impossible to survive a plane crash. This is also not entirely true. It's just that the media cover exactly those disasters where a large number of people, not those where many passengers survived.
The US analyzed 538 disasters. They died in them only 5% of people of the total number of passengers flying.
According to the same source of the 53,487 passengers involved in the accident, 51,207 survived.
After a detailed study 26 cases, when the aircraft was destroyed on impact with the ground or there was a fire on board, it was concluded: 50% of all passengers survived.
Even in the event of a plane crash, passengers have every chance of staying alive.
If pilots risk performing a so-called splashdown (landing an aircraft on water), then the chances of surviving passengers increase. by as much as 50%. When the USSR TU-124 landed on the Neva, none of those on board died. The same thing happened during the landing on the Hudson in 2009.
Studying the causes of accidents, experts came to the conclusion that a fatal accident for all passengers occurs due to several factors that have come together at once. This can be both technical reasons and the fault of people at the same time.
A few more facts in favor of aircraft safety
In case all the above facts have not yet given you the answer to the question: “Why is the plane considered the safest mode of transport?”, Here are a couple more arguments that prove this point.
For every 100 million miles the average passenger flies, there are 0.0003 casualties. When compared with the same buses, this figure is almost 17 times higher!
For those who think private flights are better, there is evidence to the contrary. On a private jet, the chances of getting into an accident 1 to 7229.
Of those committed in 2012 26,600,000 flights have only 6 accidents.
The plane is the safest form of transport, and statistics prove it. Therefore, you can safely sit on passenger liner and enjoy a relaxing flight.
