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Americans are afraid of transit crime. Part of the negative image around public transit comes from the idea that it is dangerous (lemmy.world)
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They don’t understand probability

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[–] 21 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Is there a graph that breaks it down by rider? As in, deaths per 100K riders on public transit? I think this graph would be including people that don't ride public transit at all (I fully believe it's still safer, just not sure if this particular graph is the most accurate).

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  • [–] 14 points 10 months ago

    One way I've seen it normalized for cars vs flying is by hours of transit time. That way, it demonstrates you're in more or less danger per hour in the vehicle during transit.

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