Deaths per billion miles via
car: 7.3 Train: 0.43
From https://www.vox.com/2015/5/14/8606195/train-safety-driving-c... but you can just google, there are tons of other studies.
Deaths per billion miles via
car: 7.3 Train: 0.43
From https://www.vox.com/2015/5/14/8606195/train-safety-driving-c... but you can just google, there are tons of other studies.
That, I have been told, is definitely a problem in the USA. I think that’s because they’ve painted themselves into a car-centric corner that it is very hard to get out of.
It's funny when people see celebrities use the subway in NYC. It's just accepted by New Yorkers that the subway is usually the best way to get around Manhattan and getting mixed in with the entire socioeconomic spectrum is normal. But the crowds of people is also a kind of security blanket if something does happen.
The perception of crime and danger is strangely very inverted
Also, the set of people who feel unsafe by just having somebody who’s noticeably poor in their proximity definitely is not empty.
Staying in your bubble is way easier if you avoid public transport and walking on the street as much as possible.
What was it you said? Assertions made without evidence?
Edit: I looked into it and crime rates are actually lower on transit than in cars. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1077291X2...
You need to examine your assumptions