soccerplayer#7 replied1 and 11 millionth

Brandon T repliedYou have a bigger chance of winning the lottery than a plane crashing.

dont cha... repliedi dont kno

Cameron H repliedWell i don't want to be anoying and throw my 10 cents worth in and say '''one in a million'' lol, i'm going to throw some real statistics at you. Have a look at the web site i have provided below.

Just bear in mind that when an aircraft craashes it is heavily publisised, however the news channels do not report on every successful flight, and so this can mislead people.

Faber.Drive ♥ repliedwell they say moree people die on car crashes than plane crashes
proven study :
Your chances of being involved in an aircraft accident are about 1 in 11 million. On the other hand, your chances of being killed in an automobile accident are 1 in 5000. Statistically, you are at far greater risk driving to the airport than getting on an airplane. However, the perception is that you have more control over your fate when you are in your car than as a passenger traveling on an airplane. Experience shows otherwise, considering that over 50,000 people are killed on the highways every year.

An article in Time magazine (12/4/06) reminds us that "more than 500 times as many people die on U.S. roads as in airline accidents." The article "Why We Worry About the Things We Shouldn't" further goes on to give some startling statistics about the kind of accidents that kill Americans. The data is from 2003, the most recent year for which data is available. According to the article, if you're a bike rider, a dog lover, or a bath taker then you're at far greater risk of being killed in an accident than you are from riding in a commercial aircraft. Don't forget the other kinds of accidents that killed more people than aircraft crashes--stinging from bees/wasps, slipping on ice or snow, choking on food, or falling down stairs or off ladders. It's a dangerous world we live in! And please don't forget the 600 Americans who are killed every year from falling out of bed

Media coverage would suggest that airline crashes happen every day. Studies have shown one would have to fly once a day every day for over 15,000 years in order to statistically be involved in an aircraft accident! Yet stories of aircraft accidents are between 150 to 200 times more likely to receive front-page coverage than other more common causes of death. Consequently, fearful flyers develop a negative bias toward flying. That is, they will bias their perception to notice those events and experiences that support their fears, i.e. If I believe flying is dangerous and risky, then I will pay attention to anything in the media that supports my fear and perception; I will ignore anything that is contrary to this position, for example, information about the safety of flying.

Adam J repliedExtremely slim... The last honest to god plane crash in the US that involved a commercial airliner was in 2001 or 2002 (and it wasn't the 911 hijackings btw)... Probably several million flights have taken place since then... Since you called your mother 'mum' I'll guess you don't live in the US, but if you live in the first world then whatever aircraft your family is flying on will be maintained to similar standards and are probably about equally unlikely to crash.

sealight15 replied1 in 11 million.

krishnam_raju16 repliedi think 1 in 10,000 plane crashes, and in this time while your mom and sister coming home dont think abt that ......just think how you can be happy while you all together ..life is full of thorns and roses if you fear abt thorn you cant enjoy the flower, if you want to enjoy flower dont care abt thorns......advance happy new year wishes dear