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minus-squareHeavyRaptor@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days agoI agree trains are generally safer but I’d like to know more about the data. Are those just base death chance statistics (e.g.: 100 people die from train accidents every year compared to 3500 from cars) or deaths/km travelled?
minus-squareZkhqrD5o@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·17 days agoThe numbers calculated from the average of the EU27 killed travelers per billion person kilometers. So in this case 2,5 perished by car, 0.07 perished by trains, (2.5/0.07~35.71). Source: https://www.allianz-pro-schiene.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/verkehrssicherheit/ Critique of source: biased towards trains given their organisation’s purpose.
minus-squareHeavyRaptor@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days agoVery thorough answer, thanks!
I agree trains are generally safer but I’d like to know more about the data. Are those just base death chance statistics (e.g.: 100 people die from train accidents every year compared to 3500 from cars) or deaths/km travelled?
The numbers calculated from the average of the EU27 killed travelers per billion person kilometers.
So in this case 2,5 perished by car, 0.07 perished by trains, (2.5/0.07~35.71).
Source: https://www.allianz-pro-schiene.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/verkehrssicherheit/
Critique of source: biased towards trains given their organisation’s purpose.
Very thorough answer, thanks!