Comparing the fatality risks in United States transportation across modes and over time

2013/01/21 by Ian Savage · 1 voice · 2 citations
Decision Sciences · Engineering · Psychology · #Human-Automation Interaction and Safety #Risk and Safety Analysis #Traffic and Road Safety

paper · doi:10.1016/j.retrec.2012.12.011

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• W/o delving into the conflict btw WMATA and its safety regulator, I'll note that riding rail is ~30x safer than driving a car. (Source: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2012.12.011) If reduced Metro [bsky, 0 points, 1 comments]