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Sad but true (programming.dev)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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[–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Cars are closer to general aviation than commercial though, and GA planes crash all the damn time because of pilots doing stupid things or not maintaining their equipment.

An airliner would be closer to maybe a coach bus where the driver does go through additional training and scrutiny and the equipment is maintained by a specialized crew. Coach buses have a much lower fatality rate than passenger cars.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Or rather if cars were subject to FAA-like regulation, most automotive car travel would be bus travel. And a few rich idiots could take their own lives in their hands in their personal Cessnas Civics.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Don't need to be "rich" to fly a 50 year old single-prop plane. You can buy one for the cost of a Honda Civic. I would be fully onboard with much stricter licensing requirements that push more people onto public transit though.

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