I have always wondered how these numbers would change
if the "gross negligence" factor was removed. In other words,
folks who drag race, drive drunk, crash because a bee was
in the car, take off in terrible weather, run out of fuel, skip
preflights or maintainance, "watch this" antics.

What would the comparison be if we only looked at "safe" drivers
and "safe" GA pilots.

On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 11:29:57 GMT, "Gary L. Drescher"

It doesn't, though. If you do a google search for the previous threads here
on this topic, you'll find data that has been cited to support the
conclusion that the fatality rate per hour is around 15 times greater for
GA, and per mile it's around 8 times greater for GA. By either measure, GA
is roughly an order of magnitude more dangerous.

--Gary