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Jonawan@lemmy.zip to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

TIL that after 9/11, many Americans opted to drive instead of fly. The shift led to a surge in crash deaths. The number of lives lost (2,000+) is comparable to those killed on 9/11.

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TIL that after 9/11, many Americans opted to drive instead of fly. The shift led to a surge in crash deaths. The number of lives lost (2,000+) is comparable to those killed on 9/11.

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Jonawan@lemmy.zip to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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    Given the skies were closed to civilian air traffic for an extended period of time there, the word “opted” is doing some heavy lifting.

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      The “security” fuckery that came into force globally afterwards definitely shifted the calculus for me. Unless I can fly through regional airports both ways, and walk straight onto the plane without going through the gestapo, I choose road travel wherever possible.

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        I started flight school in June 2001.

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      Airspace was closed for 2 days. These deaths occured over the following months.

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      Well, Americans had opted not to have rail transport. Which is safer.

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        We opted for air travel, which is even safer than rail.

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