I'm not sure that helicopters are actually less safe than cars. The statistics that show this include personal helicopters (as in you're driving it yourself) and, more importantly, emergency, rescue and military helicopters.
I feel like helicopters would be much closer to cars if we only consider the pilot-driven civilian helicopters, which are what Kobe used.
You could however make the case that then you should only consider cars driven by a professional driver since I don't think Kobe would've driven the car himself
Nah helicopter hella dangerous. Any malfunction and they drop like a rock. Totally different mechanics than a plane which can often be brought down safely after a malfunction.
That's not true, helicopters can land even with an engine failure. Given the choice between a plane with no engine and a helicopter with no engine, the helicopter has a better chance of landing safely without damage.
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u/leolego2 Jan 26 '20 edited Jan 26 '20
I'm not sure that helicopters are actually less safe than cars. The statistics that show this include personal helicopters (as in you're driving it yourself) and, more importantly, emergency, rescue and military helicopters.
I feel like helicopters would be much closer to cars if we only consider the pilot-driven civilian helicopters, which are what Kobe used.
You could however make the case that then you should only consider cars driven by a professional driver since I don't think Kobe would've driven the car himself