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minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 hours agoHow is a bus less than a train? Suicides?
minus-squaremorphballganon@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoTrain crashes into train, everyone dies. Bus crashes into car, car occupant dies, bus passengers survive (mostly).
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 hours agoHaven’t you seen Murder of the Orient Express? Murder mysteries are the #1 cause of railway-relsted deaths.
minus-squarecron@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-27 hours agoJust guessing, the lower speed might help. Edit: found a statistic that says otherwise. Translated from german. Original source Car: 1.57 → 2.53 per billion miles Bus: 0.13 → 0.21 per billion miles Train: 0.03 → 0.048 per billion miles Airplane: 0.01 → 0.016 per billion miles Bicycle: 9.8 → 15.77 per billion miles Ship: 0.1 → 0.16 per billion miles Tram: 0.19 → 0.31 per billion miles Motorcycle: 46.5 → 74.83 per billion miles Edit 2: Interesting how my german statistic shows way lower numbers than the original statistic.
minus-squareahornsirup@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoThat and busses also carry fewer people. Train accidents are rare but when they happen they’re horrific because of speed and the sheer number of people involved.
How is a bus less than a train?
Suicides?
Train crashes into train, everyone dies. Bus crashes into car, car occupant dies, bus passengers survive (mostly).
Haven’t you seen Murder of the Orient Express?
Murder mysteries are the #1 cause of railway-relsted deaths.
Just guessing, the lower speed might help.
Edit: found a statistic that says otherwise. Translated from german. Original source
Car: 1.57
→ 2.53 per billion miles
Bus: 0.13
→ 0.21 per billion miles
Train: 0.03
→ 0.048 per billion miles
Airplane: 0.01
→ 0.016 per billion miles
Bicycle: 9.8
→ 15.77 per billion miles
Ship: 0.1
→ 0.16 per billion miles
Tram: 0.19
→ 0.31 per billion miles
Motorcycle: 46.5
→ 74.83 per billion miles
Edit 2: Interesting how my german statistic shows way lower numbers than the original statistic.
That and busses also carry fewer people. Train accidents are rare but when they happen they’re horrific because of speed and the sheer number of people involved.