RE: unreported pre-Tokaimura industrial fatality

[Glen.Vickers@ucm.com]

I believe both units of measure, deaths/trip or deaths/mile, both reflect
the truth.  It's just whether you desire to twist them to your favor or just
accept them in the context of being facts.

Sincely,
Glen
glen.vickers@ucm.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Sandy Perle [SMTP:sandyfl@earthlink.net]
> Sent:	Tuesday, January 25, 2000 9:24 AM
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	RE: unreported pre-Tokaimura industrial fatality
> 
> > But if you work out the figures per
> > passenger JOURNEY rather than per passenger MILE, air transport turns
> out
> > the second most hazardous after the motorcycle.  Car transport per
> journey
> > is far safer than air travel on this basis.  The air travel sector does
> have
> > this ultimate safety image, in contrast to the nuclear industry.  How
> did
> > they manage this?
> 
> You're playing statistics games. I don't have your data, but even if 
> I did, in my opinion, to state that air travel is the second most 
> hazardous form of travel, behind motorcycles, is a totally 
> misappropriate accusation. What you are doing, looking for some lower 
> level denominator to make your point, is exactly the same methodology 
> that those who object to nuclear energy. I am speaking of those who 
> are solely out to kill an option, and most often, have no real basis, 
> so they use statistics. In the end, the statistics are misused.
> 
> Accidents per mile is a sound basis. Travel by journey is not 
> appropriate. If I get in my car and use it to go 1/2 block, 100 times 
> a day, and another 100,000 people do that .. there are a lot of 
> journeys, and yes, probably many accidents as well. If one addresses 
> deaths from air travel, be they per mile or by journey, to say that 
> the airlines are more dangerous than the automobile, that kills over 
> 50,000 in the USA each year alone, is simply not an accurate or 
> appropriate statement, and does nothing to advance the ideas of 
> nuclear safety. A stretch by any means.
> 
> Your final question ... How did they manage this? By flying safely 
> (as best as possible) with minimal deaths. Can they improve,, they 
> certainly can, but to say that they are unsafe ... no way.
> 
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