Originally Posted by rajman
If I understand this correctly
Odds of being killed sometime in the next year in any sort of transportation accident: 77 to 1
Odds of being killed in any sort of non-transportation accident: 69 to 1 (from
http://www.funny2.com/odds.htm)
Then a person's odds of dying such that there is a greater than 2% chance of dying for any reason, and that fully 1.3% of all americans die in transportation 'accidents' yearly - which is about 3.9 million americans, which happens to be about 100X bigger than the DOT stats for motor vehicle deaths. I guess there are about 100x more people dying in america from ferry accidents and train derailments than in car accidents!
Something smells funny about this site.
Right, but it's all about perceived risk. And I happen to perceive powerful bursts of energy that are hotter than the sun violently ripping apart the skies as a risk. I could be wrong, statistically speaking. Lightning freaks me out a bit. YMMV.