Business trips or vacation trips are regularly made by everyone. But when choosing a method of transportation, few people focus on the security of their own lives during the trip. Most focuses on speed, comfort and prestige. And in vain, because human life and health should be in the first place. Therefore, we consider all the possibilities of movement and determine the safest mode of transport.
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What is the safest mode of transport in the world?
You can determine the safest mode of transport in the world according to several criteria:
- by the number of accidents among the total number of flights;
- by the number of victims from the number of passengers or those who fell into the accident zone and became a victim;
- by the number of deaths due to an accident or accident at 160 million kilometers.
The opinion of world extras agrees that it is most safe to travel by plane. They made such a conclusion from a negligible fraction of accidents in the sky relative to the total number of completed flights. There are only 0.6 dead per 100 million miles. At the same time, about 30 million flights depart annually, of which about 20 fall into disaster. Do not forget that half of these aircraft are cargo, and only 10 are passenger.
It is difficult to disagree with exact mathematics, however, the chances of surviving a plane crash are practically nil. Thus, we can conclude that the probability of getting into a plane crash is not high, but if such a fate befalls, death cannot be avoided. Although there are exceptions to this rule too. Modern progressive technology is designed for emergency landing on water.
Transport safety statistics in Russia
As practice shows, internal studies of a particular country can provide data that differ from international ones. So, the safest mode of transport in Russia is the train. According to the official statistics of the Goskomstat for 2017, there are 0 dead among those traveling on the train, although at the same time 1,626 pedestrians hit by a train to death. It turns out that movement by rail inside the train does not threaten anything. What can not be said about those who love walking along the paths. The most attractive places are for teenagers.
In addition to deaths due to their own negligence, there were those that followed the accidents.
The most common causes of railroad disasters:
- convergence of the track;
- neglect of safety measures;
- clash of compounds;
- hitting moving wagons on lost locomotive parts.
Unfortunately, not all trains are in good technical condition. Even the painstaking work of engineers cannot compensate for worn parts. Currently, a project has been launched in the Russian Federation aimed at improving the security of such an industry as rail transport.
Airplane
Unfortunately, the statistics on mortality of aircraft passengers are not as happy as on the railroad. Russia is one of the three so-called leaders in terms of the number of those killed as a result of aircraft crashes. In addition, this number also includes the United States and Canada. Over a period of 30 years, 307 domestic airliners crashed, on board of which 7061 victims died.
Accidents in the sky never happen just for one specific reason.
In order to completely lose control of the aircraft, a combination of a number of circumstances is necessary:
- human error;
- external weather conditions;
- technology failure.
Rather unpredictable consequences can cause a miscalculation of the dispatcher, because in the airspace, like on the roads, there are clear routes. Rain, fog, and wind are also recognized as unfavorable for flights. But the most dangerous malfunction of the airliner. Although engineers provide for emergency situations and in this case develop backup control systems, a combination of all three factors is extremely risky.
Bus
Traveling by bus implies that a person completely trusts his own life to the driver. If we talk about general accident statistics on roads, which includes all types of ground transportation, then it speaks of 194 thousand victims and 17.2 thousand fatal victims in 2017. Such a high number is associated with the human factor and vehicle malfunction.
Recently, the number of accidents involving passenger buses has increased. Serious incidents happen several times a month, sometimes fatal. According to statistics, it is in the summertime that such cases become more frequent and decrease closer to winter. About 5 thousand accidents occurred with the participation of buses, 290 people died and 7700 were injured. In 2016, this figure was slightly lower and amounted to 214 deaths. Due to the growth trend of the negative coefficient, the head of the traffic police Mikhail Chernikov commented on the situation and promised to take the situation under his own control.
Car
In 2013, Russia adopted a program to reduce car accidents by three times. 35 billion rubles were allocated from the budget for the necessary activities. But to date, the problem has not been resolved. As of 2017, 153 thousand serious traffic accidents occurred. Because of this, 194.3 thousand people were injured and 17 185 died. Despite such frightening characteristics, they nevertheless declined slightly relative to 2015 and 2016.
The causes of road accidents are most often:
- drunk driving;
- vehicle malfunction;
- ignorance or non-compliance with traffic rules;
- over speed;
- non-observance of the distance;
- inattentive driving;
- non-observance of overtaking standards.
To reduce the number of accidents, each driver must be responsible for driving, as it depends not only on his own life, but also on other people.
Spaceships
It would seem that nothing is safer than spacecraft can not be. They are built of superdense materials and undergo a thorough engineering test, but the shuttles, alas, cannot give 100% reliability. Accidents on satellites periodically occur and most often they can no longer be repaired. As for the spaceships themselves, then during the flights around the world 16 people died, 4 of them were Soviet.
Most often, the causes of disasters were:
- failed launch or landing;
- the destruction of the shuttle in the air at the entrance to the dense atmosphere;
- incorrect calculations;
- technical malfunction.
At the stage of space tourism it is important to take into account all aspects and dangers of such trips, but the high cost of flying is not affordable for the majority of the population.
Water passenger transport
According to surveys of social organizations, half of people consider water transport to be dangerous for movement. This opinion is not justified by statistics. Sea and river vessels take the second place in safety in Russia. The peculiarity of this type of travel is that the lion's share of passengers dies precisely because of the human factor.
Today, ships are equipped with lifeboats, which are enough for everyone on the ship. Another characteristic feature of watercraft is their high speed. Some passengers do not drown, as many believe, but die from a strong push with an obstacle.
The largest water accident in the Russian Federation in recent years is considered the crash of the ship "Bulgaria" July 10, 2011. The incident occurred in the Kuibyshev reservoir, the Republic of Tatarstan, and resulted in 122 deaths.
Mopeds and motorcycles
The largest share of deaths occurs in accidents involving mopeds and motorcycles.
This situation is due to minimal protection of passengers from shock and damage. In the best case, the rider will be dressed in a special suit and helmet, but they do not always save. The drivers of this particular vehicle are 29 times more likely to be in an accident than, for example, a motorist.
For some, this kind of movement is also fun, like Russian roulette. But common sense speaks of a rather high probability of dying at the wheel of a bike: for those who travel 24 kilometers daily, this is 1/860. If we consider the incidents in one area, then about 6-7 thousand car accidents happen in a year, 250-350 people die and 7-9 thousand get seriously damaged.
Of course, the rhythm of modern life is impossible without traveling over long distances, and you can’t completely protect yourself from them. But it is possible to observe elementary rules of self-preservation, which at times increase the chances of saving and maintaining health in an extreme situation. And for complete peace of mind, you can choose the safest mode of transport according to statistics - the train.
