planes vs cycles

"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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General Aviation 0.036 / million passenger-miles
Motorcycles 0.309 / million passenger-miles

Making GA about 9 times safer than motorcycles to get from one place to
another.

Another shibboleth ruined!

What do the same statistics say about GA and automobiles?

Of course, as posted earlier, it really should be *driver*-miles, not
passenger-miles, since automobiles likely carry more people on average
than GA aircraft.

Really? Most cars I see on the highway are empty, but our plane is usually
2 or 3 people (sometimes 5 or 6).

Could the airports install PlanePool lanes? Or maybe ATC could give priority
to planes with two or more people aboard.

On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 11:02:49 -0700, "Tom Sixkiller"
wrote:

Really? Most cars I see on the highway are empty,

Most of the one's I've seen have at least one driver. Where do you
live?

On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 19:28:12 GMT, Duck Dog wrote:

Most of the one's I've seen have at least one driver. Where do you
live?

In the Washington suburbs, drivers are known to buy inflatable dolls
for the purpose of planting one in the passenger seat, so as to
qualify for the car-pool lane.

Now hybrid cars also qualify.

I can see the day when empty cars will indeed be on the road. I wonder
if an empty hybrid still qualifies for the car-pool lane?


all the best -- Dan Ford
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On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 05:53:40 -0400, Cub Driver
wrote:

On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 19:28:12 GMT, Duck Dog wrote:

Most of the one's I've seen have at least one driver. Where do you
live?

In the Washington suburbs,

My condolences. I grew up there, and go back every now and then.
What a zoo.

drivers are known to buy inflatable dolls
for the purpose of planting one in the passenger seat, so as to
qualify for the car-pool lane.

Is it still 2 drivers on 66 and 3 on 95?

Now hybrid cars also qualify.

I can see the day when empty cars will indeed be on the road. I wonder
if an empty hybrid still qualifies for the car-pool lane?

Like I said, I would hope that it would at least have a driver.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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