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Safety Inspector Fired for Finding Too Many Defects Could Cost Railroad Millions (jalopnik.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Planes would still be safer when considering deaths per distance. In 2020, trains had a death rate of 0.03 per 100,000,000 passenger miles, while planes had 0.00095 per 100,000,000 passenger miles.

https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/home-and-community/safety-topics/deaths-by-transportation-mode/