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minus-squareHeavyRaptor@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day 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-up6·edit-224 hours agoThe numbers are 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. Edit: typo.
minus-squareHeavyRaptor@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·24 hours 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 are 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.
Edit: typo.
Very thorough answer, thanks!