Thread: Odds of Dying
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Old 01-07-2005, 08:24 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Pip
The risk of dying in a car accident is 200 times greater than in a plane crash. Still people think I'm silly because I'm nervous as hell about riding in a car. It's a rational fear!!!! I get no respect.

Actually, it's 241 times safer to fly from LA to New York than it is to drive there. Those expensive plane tickets don't seem so much anymore, if they keep ya alive.
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