On 5 Apr 2007 07:36:28 -0700, "Iceman" wrote:
>On Apr 5, 9:11 am, Martin wrote:
>> On 5 Apr 2007 06:59:04 -0700, "Iceman" wrote:
>> >On Apr 5, 4:06 am, Martin wrote:
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>> >Air travel is the safest form of travel given the distances and number
>> >of people involved
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>> Number of journeys is a better criteria than distance. The space shuttle is the
>> safest form of transport by distance, but not for number of passengers carried.
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>If you have to get from A to B, the safest way is plane. Even if you
>don't look at the distances involved, you're probably at greater risk
>on your morning commute than on a typical plane trip.
>
>> >- only the crappiest Third World airlines have any
>> >statistically noticeable risks.
>>
>> The plane I saw at Rome airport with the top of the fuselage burnt off as the
>> result of a terrorist's grenade belonged to Pan Am.
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>One incident doesn't prove anything.
I am sure you can recall other incidents that happened to Pan Am flights.
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Martin
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