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higgy87 t1_jb4xypv wrote

Reply to comment by TwiceYourSize in 2 helicopters collided in air by louiesoapbox

They said rate, not number

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TwiceYourSize t1_jb4y9nn wrote

Thx for pointing that out, I guess that’s my non-native English failing to understand.

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WeSnawLoL t1_jb59hot wrote

To be fair a huge reason for this is that there are less things in the sky than on a road. A road has more obstacles, some of those obstacles are occupied by complete idiots, while a pilot licenses is expensive and offers a lot of training.

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Riegel_Haribo t1_jb8dw8i wrote

To be fair, a helicopter has one big obstacle below it that causes the most fatalities.

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heroinsteve t1_jb5ry7e wrote

I mean it’s still disingenuous to compare imo. There is significantly less air traffic than cars have to deal with. A better comparison would be planes and helicopters as they both use air space and are far closer in trips than cars.

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