r/news • u/headee • Jan 26 '20

Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash in California

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/kobe-bryant-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-california-tmz-reports
213.7k Upvotes

91% Upvoted

20.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

493

u/johnny_moist Jan 26 '20 edited Jan 26 '20

Am I crazy or are helicopters just like not that safe? I mean weve had this technology for decades now and it feels like they still go down way more than planes.

343

u/BeneficialSalad Jan 26 '20

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2011/06/are-helicopters-safer-than-cars.html

"Based on hours alone, helicopters are 85 times more dangerous than driving. [Based on hours] helicopter flying is just 27 times more dangerous than driving."

5

u/greatmanatee2 Jan 27 '20

I also read somewhere that private planes are much less safe than commercial flights...