I feel like measuring this data based on miles is bad. This data would be much more relevant if it was measured in passenger travel hours instead.
A plane can travel like 500 miles in an hour. I feel that this skews the data significantly since its being compared to vehicles that should not typically be covering over 100 miles per hour.
I was thinking the same thing, but if the goal is to get from point a to point b then the real question is what gets you there the safest.
For example, if you wanted to know what the safest way to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco was or what the relative danger of each travel method was, this would be the right way to frame the data. The fact that it takes longer to travel with a car than a plane doesn’t factor into the safety of the travel. You still go the same distance.
TBF, surprise traffic congestion (ie. some more surprising than others) and similar situations wherein humans are likely to get agitated and thus make shitty, abrupt choices… Are right up there with intersections. 🤌🏼
Given the difference between the first and other places, I don’t believe that switching to time instead of length would actually change the significance of the top placement.
Any other reorder on the list is just shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic.
I feel like measuring this data based on miles is bad. This data would be much more relevant if it was measured in passenger travel hours instead.
A plane can travel like 500 miles in an hour. I feel that this skews the data significantly since its being compared to vehicles that should not typically be covering over 100 miles per hour.
I was thinking the same thing, but if the goal is to get from point a to point b then the real question is what gets you there the safest.
For example, if you wanted to know what the safest way to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco was or what the relative danger of each travel method was, this would be the right way to frame the data. The fact that it takes longer to travel with a car than a plane doesn’t factor into the safety of the travel. You still go the same distance.
This doesn’t work to compare that either, because highway travel has less intersections, where I would think most accidents happen.
TBF, surprise traffic congestion (ie. some more surprising than others) and similar situations wherein humans are likely to get agitated and thus make shitty, abrupt choices… Are right up there with intersections. 🤌🏼
The only logical conclusion is the faster you go the safer you are.
I’ve tried to tell the cops this, and did you know it didn’t work.
No dice on my argument that I’m trying to keep myself warm via air friction like the space shuttle, either.
Given the difference between the first and other places, I don’t believe that switching to time instead of length would actually change the significance of the top placement.
Any other reorder on the list is just shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic.