Sunday, February 26, 2012

What are the chances of dying in a car crash compared to a air plane?

Wondering since I'm going on a plane tomorrow and have a phobia of flying.What are the chances of dying in a car crash compared to a air plane?It has been reported that the odds of being involved in an automobile accident are higher compared to those of an airplane accident.What are the chances of dying in a car crash compared to a air plane?
idk but i was told i'm gunna die in a car crashWhat are the chances of dying in a car crash compared to a air plane?In general, flying is a considerably safer way to travel on a per-mile basis.What are the chances of dying in a car crash compared to a air plane?
There are definitely more car crashes than airplane crashes. There are a lot more cars on the road than there are planes in the sky. The difference is that when a plane crashes, there are more lives lost than in an automobile. Personally, I've been on about 10 flights without an airplane crash. I don't know how many times I've been in a car, but I've been in one car accident already (and I'm just a kid).What are the chances of dying in a car crash compared to a air plane?People die in car crashes every day. It is a rare day when anyone dies in an airplane crash.
HELLO,

I used to be a flight attendant and I have been told that the chances of getting into a car crash are 200 times more likely than getting into one on an air craft!What are the chances of dying in a car crash compared to a air plane?
Whats the difference? We are here for a good time not a long time.
very high. Two reasons:1) cars are individual vehicles controlled by non-professionals with relatively little training compared to what is required for pilots. 2) with millions of cars on the very limited road area that our society builds (thank goodness for budget limitations or we would have paved over everything to feed this car obsession) compared with just hundreds of airplanes in the vast space from 0-50,000 feet altitude, it is obvious why flying is safer.

if the media published single paragraph articles or 1 minute clips of every car accident that occurs. you would hear an hour of tv coverage everyday of nothing but car crashes. Whoa.

it would be a great public service, because we would all be totally terrified of driving.

instead, they publish lengthy coverage of air crashes which happen just occasionally but kill 10's to hundreds each time. more spectacular, feeding our blood-lust, but COMPLETELY UNREPRESENTATIVE OF REALITY!

Stop driving and ride a bike or walk or take a bus.What are the chances of dying in a car crash compared to a air plane?
Air travel is the safest kind of travel, trust me I have flown nearly everyday for 18 years, and I haven't gone down once.
You will be safe. My daughter travels weekly to her jobs all over the world for the last five years and has had no problems. Have a great flight!
dont worry, planes are statiscically safer then driving. have a nice flight!
The facts are the following: many more people die in auto accidents each year in the United States (about 40,000) than in airplane crashes (less than 1,000). But that certainly doesn鈥檛 answer the question by itself. People spend a lot less time in airplanes than in cars, on average. In fact, it turns out that your risk of death per hour is about the same in a car as in a plane.
In the US, each year there are about 40,000 deaths per year in automobile accidents vs. about 200 in air transport. To put this in perspective, the chance of dying in an automobile accident is about 1000 times more than

winning a typical state lottery in a year.
sit nearer the back, tis the last bit to hit the ground from the air
The risk of dying in a car crash is GREATER than an airplane.
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Why does a plane crash if it loses pressurization?

I saw in a movie/tv show where someone had a gun in a plane an someone said if you shoot it and it pierces the cabin, it will lose pressurization and then crash. Sometimes I see the plan go into a steep dive or something. What is the reason that a plane would crash if there is a sudden loss of pressure?Why does a plane crash if it loses pressurization?If it is explosive/catastrophic decompression, bulkheads in the aircraft can be deformed causing to controls to be jammed and rendered inoperative. If the rear pressure bulkhead fails it can actually blow parts of the tail off the aircraft. This happened to a JAL 747.Why does a plane crash if it loses pressurization?
Pray for forgiveness, because death is near. In high altitudes, you will pass out in 15 seconds or less because of oxygen deprivation, lack of awareness, lightheadedness, euphoria, and then you black out...

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Why does a plane crash if it loses pressurization?depressurization doesnt usually cause crashes.



if the aircraft suffers sudden depressurization, the pilots will initiate an emergency decent to 10,000ft. this decent is very steep and can be very violent - but it is necessary for the survival of the passengers and crew.



depressurization at altitudes above 10,000ft means that the atmosphere is thinner and oxygen content of the air is very low, too low to sustain life. this is why (and the only reason) oxygen masks deploy. Also to note, when sudden loss of cabin pressure occurs, a fog-like mist will form, making it hard to see.



sudden depressurization can be violent in itself, but definitely doesnt cause an aircraft to crash. other factors are usually involved, like the largest loss of passengers lives in aviation history: the JAL123 crash. the aircraft, a 747, suffered sudden depressurisation due to a weak rear cabin bulkhead which resulted in the entire vertical stabiliser seperating from the aircraft tail and disabling the flight controls to the elevators.



all pressurised aircraft have small pressure leaks (probably in total the size of a bullet hole), but they are compensated via the environmental control system bleeding more air from the engine into the air conditioning.Why does a plane crash if it loses pressurization?
Losing pressure in an airplane does not cause it to crash. Bullet holes will cause a small leak but usually if an airplane loses pressure it is due to a malfunctioning pressurization valve or a leaking door seal. All that happens is the pilot will get a warning light and will begin to descend to a lower altitude. In the meantime the oxygen masks will deploy so the passengers can breath until the airplane reaches 10,000 ft.



Steep dives, people getting sucked out the windows, magazines flying all over the cabin are all Hollywood nonsense. If you're interested in an actual number the difference between the pressure in an airplane at 35,000 feet and outside is about 7psi. If your car had 7 psi in a tire you'd think it was flat. 7 psi is not going to make the airplane explode.Why does a plane crash if it loses pressurization?A loss of pressurization will NOT cause a crash.



If a pressurized airplane is depressurized, oxygen masks will automatically deploy in the cabin so that passengers can breathe easily despite the high altitude of the airplane. At the same time, pilots will quickly descend the airplane to a lower altitude at which oxygen masks won't be necessary. The pilots will then plan a landing at the first opportunity. However, there will be no crash.



Depressurization doesn't hurt the airplane, it just makes it necessary for everyone inside to breathe oxygen from a mask, unless the airplane is already quite low in altitude, in which case people can breathe easily even if the cabin is depressurized.



In a famous accident, a 737 depressurized violently when the entire roof of the cabin tore away in mid-flight. The airplane was not otherwise harmed, and the pilots brought it in for a landing with no trouble. Everyone survived, except for a flight attendant who was standing in the aisle when the roof tore away鈥攕he was sucked out of the airplane and was never found. For the full story, see:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Airli鈥?/a>



In the early days of jets, one British jet airliner had a problem that caused it to explode in mid-flight, killing everyone on board, and several aircraft were lost that way. But that was half a century ago, and it doesn't happen now.



Finally, if you shoot a hole in the wall of an airplane, it will only depressurize slowly, if at all, and there will be no crash. A large explosion might blow away enough of cabin to produce explosive decompression, but even that would not necessarily cause a crash. The airplane doesn't have to be pressurized in order to fly.
Nope... airplanes have about thirty gun sized holes, not visible on it. That is so that they can have air constantly moving in and out. The pilot can agjust the oppening of those. "Those are what cause aircraft to sink in water". Now a gun shot would cause a rush of air... but not significant. Your ears would be a little eirritated, but not really. You would dive because the pilot wants to get you from 30,000ft to a breathable 8,000 feet. They crash sometimes because debris hits engines and the fire occurs.Why does a plane crash if it loses pressurization?
The decompression (fast and powerful) will tear the plane apart destroying vital instruments causing the plan to crash.



Put a bullet hole in the cabin won't do a thing, the plane will still fly normally, its only if there is a hole which ripes through the whole plane the aircraft crashes.
Steep dives are not nonsense.

In the event of depressurisation for any reason the pilot had to get down to below 10000 feet so there is enough oxygen in the air to breath. the supply for the overhead drop down masks does not last very long.Why does a plane crash if it loses pressurization?
The rapid depressurization will cause the structure to fail and the passengers will experience hypoxia which is basically lack of oxygen. The fuselage is not Designed to handle extreme pressure differential. A difference of 10 psi is even dangerous
Don't believe everything you see in the movies or on TV. In real life, if the plane lost pressurization, the pilots would land at the nearest suitable airport.
FUN FACT: All Boeing aircraft are designed to have a minimum of 8 windows blown out before losing any amount of pressure. Now you know!
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Why does it seem like their is always plane crashes with the smaller planes?

There seems to have been a lot of plane crashes lately and most of them seem to be the smaller planes and not the commercial ones. Why is that? Are the commercial planes safer? Do they have more experienced pilots? Just curiousWhy does it seem like their is always plane crashes with the smaller planes?You answered your own question! General aviation crashes are more frequent because that's what pilots use to build up their hours. The small plane crash yesterday was probably 99% weight and balance related. When you stick 13 people on a plane with only room for 10, then luggage, you are putting yourself in an akward situation. As the fuel burned off, the center of gravity shifted and that probably caused the fatal spin short of the runway. Especially when you mix that with the slow speed of landing.



Anyways, there are less commercial incidents because obviously the pilots are better trained. They have thousands of hours of experience. They train rigorously in flight simulators and are prepared for almost anything. The planes are maintained to the highest standards. Some general aviation planes are homebuilt and have no FAA registrations!Why does it seem like their is always plane crashes with the smaller planes?Airplane crashes get lots of attention from the media, and we seem to remember them more because of the attention.



Commercial aircraft have more experienced pilots and have more safety features and redundant systems.



Regards,

Dan

Is it safe to fly on a plane with low blood pressure?

Im going to america next year and ive always had really low blood pressure, what would the effects of flying on a plane be?



Is it ok to fly with low blood pressure?Is it safe to fly on a plane with low blood pressure?Yes, it's safe to fly with low blood pressure if the hypotension does not normally produce any symptoms for you.



Asymptomatic hypotension can make you slightly more susceptible to the effects of changes in cabin pressure, but not enough to present any risk.



If you regularly experience symptoms from your hypotension (syncope, etc.), ask your doctor about it before flying.Is it safe to fly on a plane with low blood pressure?OMG, no! a plane with low blood pressure is at risk of fainting, especially at altitudes over 10 feet. if a plane faints in mid-flight it can plummet. that will give you high blood pressure and put you at greater risk for stroke and heart attack. have the plane put on a proper diet and hydrated

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Is it safe to fly on a plane with low blood pressure?The risks are actually with High Blood pressure.
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  • Is the transverse plane the z axis on a human?

    I am also under the impression that the sagittal plane is the x axis and the coronal plane is the y axis.



    I'm trying to verify this info so I can be sure.Is the transverse plane the z axis on a human?You haven't defined how you defined X,Y and Z. Assuming you defined the Z axis to run from head to toe. Then a transverse plane is indeed a plane normal to this axis.



    Of more graphically it's the same plane that a guillotine falls in.



    You can also see the 3 medical planes at

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittal



    Is the transverse plane the z axis on a human?if its a plane, yu hav the longitude axis, vertikal axis, %26amp; side axis

    (krats sumtimes kall it the "lateral" axis).

    In math problems, yuzeyully yuze x, y, z

    oenlee superkratz yuze werds like "transvers"

    Do you feel safe flying after all the plane accidents lately?

    This is the 4th plane accident in 6 weeks.

    We have:

    -the plane in NY which landed in Hudsons Bay

    -the plane in Buffalo which killed everyone

    -the plane that landed in Amsterdam killing 9 from Turley

    -and now an emergency landing in Romania



    I mean, I feel nervous flying now and Im a frequent flyer. Do you feel nervous too? Whats going on here?Do you feel safe flying after all the plane accidents lately?Of course i feel safe flying at this time, this is because after these accidents, the airlines/companies spend more time doing regular checks on the planes. I mean if you look at the chances of an accident it is like one in about a million, or something? These aircraft must have been unlucky. These accidents do not happen very often at all so don't panic.Do you feel safe flying after all the plane accidents lately?
    statistically, it is still safer that driving.Do you feel safe flying after all the plane accidents lately?Statistically, it is safer than driving. There are several bad car crashes in my state every day and some in my city, especially if the weather is bad. If I wanted to be logical, I wouldn't drive or ride in a car.Do you feel safe flying after all the plane accidents lately?
    The events you cite are INDEPENDENT not connected. Why do people so often imagine a causal connection when there is none. Of course if the logic shows some connection between such please share it. A bird strike,ice build-up,pilot error might explain 3 events.

    I do not see any shared connection between the events.Do you feel safe flying after all the plane accidents lately?i like flying in airplanes

    no change in my mind .



    i never feel nervous but there was this one time when our arline was surfing around to get something fix in a near airport in canada ..but everything was fine :]
    im actually going to romania in april for 2 weeks, and we gotta stop in germany, frankfurt then from there go to romania..so to go there and come back i gotta get on 4 planes which i think it increases my change of being in a plane crash....im honestly scared tht sumthing mite happen, especially after all the plane accidents u mentioned...Do you feel safe flying after all the plane accidents lately?
    The situation has not changed, therefore I still feel safe.



    I don't watch the news, as it has nothing to do with reality, it is exceedingly pessimistic, and it is deliberately designed to induce stress.
    My daddy, apilot always says he is in twenty times the danger just driving to the airport !!!!!!!!!Do you feel safe flying after all the plane accidents lately?
    Of course. I'm always a little nervous before I go on a plane, but I feel safe. I've been on a plane three times and the first time was nothing, because I was six and it was my first trip to Disney World and I was too excited to worry about anything. The second time was a little scary. The third time was just this January and I nearly started bowling my eyes out in the air port, because I was so scared, because I hate taking off, but once I got up in the air and relaxed I was fine. So, I guess for me it's not really the crashing part that scares me, it's just the feeling of going up.



    If I want to see anything in my life I'm going to have to go on a plane. So, I'm going to take my chances and not be afraid:).

    What should i take on a long plane ride to Italy?

    Im leaving soon and im a 14 year old girl going to italy for a week and a wedding. My mom will usually take me out to get some stuff for the flight but what are your ideas??? Im trying to get business class. WHat do you do on longgggggg plane rides?What should i take on a long plane ride to Italy?you need nothing. they have plenty of food, movies, music. and you just sleep

    lucky you 14 years old and business class . wowWhat should i take on a long plane ride to Italy?
    You should try to sleep as much as possible on the outbound flight - it will help you adjust to the time change. There will be inflight movies but you can also take something to read, listen to etc.What should i take on a long plane ride to Italy?Olive Garden! lol I'm bored, and now jealous. haha. I like those puzzle books they sell at the airports that have random brain teasers or dumb little things to do to pass the time. But obviously that won't last you the entire flight. Hope I helped somewhat though.What should i take on a long plane ride to Italy?
    maybe a book or a iPod. but u probably wont need those. thew will provide u with a personal tv on the back of the seat in front of u were u can watch movies listen 2 music and play gamesWhat should i take on a long plane ride to Italy?Some music like an Ipod but if you don't have one, if your cell phone has an MP3 player on it, just put it on Airplane Mode so it doesn't send out signals and listen to that. I would sleep most of the time (I am going to Italy in Aug. so this is my plan) so I guess take something to make you drowsy. You can also buy one of those individual small board games or even an interesting book to read.