• cron@feddit.org
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    7 hours ago

    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.

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      7 hours ago

      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.