以火車作為移動交通工具究竟安不安全?為何火車很難說停就停?有沒有什麼方法可以提高我們坐火車時的安全性?藉由這次的事件,讓我們一起來聊聊 How To 安全搭火車吧!
火車是相對安全的交通工具,但很難說停就停
儘管這次的意外讓我們對搭火車產生了一些恐懼,但相比於騎車或是開車,火車已經是相對來說比較安全的移動方式。根據經濟學家 Ian Savage 於 2013 年發表的研究,統計了在美國 2000 年到 2009 年間因為運輸而造成死亡的人數,火車為每十億乘客英里的死亡人數(the number of deaths per billion passenger-miles )為 0.43人,汽車為7.3人,而摩托車則是213人,另外飛機為 0.07人。
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