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In the United States there are 254,212,610 privately owned and registered vehicles;
In the United States there are 223,877 privately owned and registered air craft
in the year 2009 there were 33,808 motor vehicle fatalities,
In the year 2009 there were 535 air craft fatalities.
What I am trying to figure out is this....
Based on the respective number of licensed vehicles, what is the annual death rate (for 2009) for accidents.
What is the percentage of people who are killed in each mode of transportation?
OMG I don't even know where to begin on this. I am really, hopeless when it comes to any sort of math stuff.
Your very kind and generous assistance is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
20yrsinBranson
Technically the way your question is worded, there is insufficient information to answer. You say: "In the United States there are 254,212,610 privately owned and registered vehicles and 223,877 privately owned and registered air craft." This is present tense and valid as of today only. However your fatality figures are given for the year 2009.
Technically the way your question is worded, there is insufficient information to answer. You say: "In the United States there are 254,212,610 privately owned and registered vehicles and 223,877 privately owned and registered air craft." This is present tense and valid as of today only. However your fatality figures are given for the year 2009.
I agree.
However, I assumed that the relative number of vehicles and aircraft wouldn't change substantially in two years. Given the significant disparity between the two percentages (0.013% vs. 0.24%), there would have to be either a large increase in aircraft deaths or a large decrease in vehicle deaths for it to really make a difference.
However, I assumed that the relative number of vehicles and aircraft wouldn't change substantially in two years. Given the significant disparity between the two percentages (0.013% vs. 0.24%), there would have to be either a large increase in aircraft deaths or a large decrease in vehicle deaths for it to really make a difference.
I am not sure why the OP needed this information and for a "back of the napkin" calculation it is fine. But to know if there really is a "difference" you would need more statistical information.
I am not sure why the OP needed this information and for a "back of the napkin" calculation it is fine. But to know if there really is a "difference" you would need more statistical information.
I'm guessing it was one of those "you're safer in an airplane than a car" questions .....
I'm guessing it was one of those "you're safer in an airplane than a car" questions .....
Oh, ya, you are probably right.
I am a terribly literally thinker, a short falling of mine. I read those Narnia books a dozen times each before I got to college, NEVER got the overlying christian themes until they were pointed out to me. Duh.
I'm guessing it was one of those "you're safer in an airplane than a car" questions .....
If it is, then its wrong. If not disregard.
You need numbers of how many people travel by car, and how many people travel by plane.
There are very few aircraft owners vs. Amount of people travel by air.
Example, just a quick sampling, does anyone in this thread own an airplane? Has anyone in this thread flown more then once? Do most people here own a car? The majority of the time are they the only passenger?
The numbers just show on average its safer to own a car then an airplane. Not any less safe to fly. The numbers are skewed. Need a more of an apples to apples comparison.
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