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In a like-for-like comparison, in the UK, rail travel is the safest mode both per passenger-km and per passenger-hour.
Transport statistics come in different measures. The two main ones are killed or seriously injured per passenger kilometre, and killed or seriously injured per passenger hour.
The airlines like to report their statistics by passenger-km because airplanes are fast, which increases the ratio of distance per death. This improves their statistics.
The railways are often required to report deaths not only whilst on a train, but also from suicides on the tracks and other accidents, which is not comparable to the way in which this is reported for roads or for the airlines. This means it is usually difficult to compare all three. However, this has been done once or twice.
Air travel is the least safe mode of transport per passenger-hour, and it is the 2nd safest mode per passenger-km.
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What is the statistically safest form of transport?
Opinions are divided as to which mode of transport is safest, with train travel and air travel the top contenders. In the UK Train travel is probably the safest mode of transport, when looked at as hours traveled to deaths ratio.
Is flying the safest mode of transport?
Statistically, the rank of transport mode is as follows (per passenger hour): 1 (safest): Rail - by far! 2 Road 3 (least safe): Air Per passenger kilometer (which is sometimes used), the ranking is as follows: 1 (safest): Rail 2 Air 3 (least safe) Road - by far! I tend to prefer to measure my life by hours, not kilometers.
Is a tanker the safest way to transport crude oil?
Pipelines are the safest way to transport fuel, oil, etc.
What is a mode of transport?
To get from my home to my place of work, my means (mode) of transport is by a bus ride. Though in summer, my mode of transport is by bicycle.
What is the safest transport?
It has been proven as an actual fact by some researchers, that the safest way of transport is actually the aeroplane. Believe it or not but it is actually true.
Which is cheapest mode of transport?
water transport
Describe this mode of transport, road transport?
travel on the road
How much money do you spend on transport?
depends on the mode of transport and distance
Which is the latest mode of transport?
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Is walking a mode of transport?
Yes
Were horses the main mode of transport for humans before the invention of the steam engine?
Mostly. Other common mode of transport was boats.
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