Calculate, what type of transport is the safest, not so easy. To build a beautiful and visual graph, at least two indicators are required - the number of people killed or injured, as well as the number of people using this type of transport. It is not difficult to find this data for air, rail and water transport, because every person is taken into account thanks to tickets. But there are problems with automobile transport. It is not possible to track the movement of the average Russian from work, to work and to the store - no one is registered at the entrance to their home.
Our rating of transport safety statistics for 2018 was compiled with the involvement of various sources - from data from the National Union of Insurers, which maintain statistics of registered insured events from 2012 to the present, to data on traffic accidents on the Rosstat website.
10. Motorcycles
> 200 deaths per 1.6 billion km
Although the number of accidents involving motorcyclists has decreased by over 70% since 2005, the motorcycle remains one of the most dangerous modes of transport. According to statistics, it turns out that every 1.6 billion kilometers of track are paid for with the lives of more than two hundred drivers and their passengers.
A motorcycle, like another two-wheeled vehicle - a bicycle - is characterized by increased vulnerability, so accidents involving motorcyclists are likely to end in sadness. The reason is non-observance of traffic rules, and, surprisingly, the fundamental refusal of some drivers to use a helmet.
9. Personal cars
5, 75 people per 1.6 billion km
In second place in terms of the number of road accidents are private cars. In just 1.6 billion kilometers, at least 5.75 people die.
The reasons are both the reluctance of drivers to comply with the rules of the road, and the condition of the roadway, the increased wear of the vehicle fleet due to the crisis and the deterioration of the purchasing power of the population. And also (due to the increase in the average age of life) and the aging of drivers. All these factors together serve as a guarantee that road transport in Russia will not be safe for a long time.
8. Helicopters
9.4 deaths per 1 million passengers
Among air transport, the greatest danger to human life is not international transport, but intercity. Especially if a person on a helicopter is forced to go to those lands where even the notorious Makar prefers not to drive his calves. Perhaps this is what explains such a high number of victims among helicopter passengers. For every 1 million people, at least 9.4 are injured. You will have to fall from a great height, and, with a high degree of probability, injuries will be incompatible with life.
7. Route taxis
5 dead on 1.5 billion km
Route taxis cannot be called the safest type of transport in Russia. According to statistics, every 1.5 billion km of the route covered by the minibus is paid for with five human lives.Among the reasons can be named as the work of drivers for wear and tear, and structural miscalculations of minibuses, road conditions, unwillingness to comply with traffic rules and drunk driving.
6. Intercity buses
2.84 casualties per million transported
In 2018, there were several major accidents involving intercity buses, including the tragic accident in the Voronezh Region, when two buses collided, five people died and 17 were injured. In general, according to statistics, intercity and international buses are not safe - for every million passengers transported in accidents at least 2.84 are injured or killed. In 2018, trips on intercity buses killed more than 600 passengers and injured more than 13 thousand people.
5. Sea and river transport
2.3 accidents per 1 million passengers
This category includes both international ships and inland river carriers. In 2018, 62 accidents occurred during sea and river travel, which ended tragically for five people. In general, according to the statistics of the NSS, for every million passengers transported, there are 2.3 accidents.
Passengers on sea and river vessels are threatened not only by the element of water, but also by fire. One of the most common causes of traffic accidents is a sudden outbreak of fire on board, usually caused by a faulty electrical wiring. This is not surprising, given that Russia's internal fleet is in a deplorable state, and almost a third of the vessels have celebrated 40 years of operation.
4. Aircraft
Probability of death: 1:11 000 000
The safest transport in the world, but in Russia it is not possible to obtain accurate statistics on the number of accidents per number of passengers. The data of the National Society of Insurers, on which we relied when assessing the danger of other modes of transport, are not available for them. The reason is the peculiarities of the insurance system in Russia; most air transport companies carry their passengers not only within the country, but also abroad. Therefore, they use international insurance policies.
That is why the plane is the safest form of transport: according to statistics, the odds of dying in an accident on board an aircraft are 1 in 11 million. For comparison, the chances of being struck by lightning while walking in a thunderstorm are 16 times higher!
3. Trains
0.17 incidents per million passengers
This category includes both intercity and international trains, as well as ordinary commuter trains. In general, for 2018, the statistics for Russian Railways looks excellent - for almost the entire year, from January to November, only seven incidents were recorded. Unfortunately, there were some deaths - one person died. In general, there are no more than 0.17 accidents per 1 million passengers.
More and more people prefer to use one of the safest modes of transport, and this cannot be explained at one price. Indeed, for some destinations, the cost of plane and train tickets is almost equal. According to the Russian Railways website, in 2018, long-distance trains carried almost 8% more passengers than last year. And the increase in the number of passengers on electric trains was almost 3%.
2. Trolleybuses
0.09 cases per million transported
In second place in terms of safety among modes of transport in Russia is the trolleybus. According to the statistics of the NSS, for every million passengers carried there are only 0.09 accidents. Most of them are banal “stumbled and fell”.
The reasons for the low injury rate of a trolleybus are very simple - its volume and weight, as well as a low speed. In a collision, for example, with a passenger car, the car will be much worse. And the passengers of the trolleybus will get off with light bruises.
1. Tram
0.04 injured out of 1,000,000 people
The safest transport according to statistics for 2018 in terms of the ratio of the number of accidents to the number of passengers. In total, out of one million who arrived from point A to point B, no more than 0.04 people are injured. In addition to safety, the tram has many advantages:
- it moves more smoothly than a car and even a trolleybus;
- less noisy;
- completely autonomous from traffic jams (unless, of course, motorists are trying to drive along the tracks);
- of all urban transport is the least harmful to the environment.
Unfortunately, trams are gradually disappearing from small towns in Russia. The reason is the limited local budget, which simply cannot support a separate line. Over the past twenty years, the number of trams has decreased by more than 35%. Does this mean that the safest form of transport will gradually disappear from the urban landscape?
Thank you, I got an A at school. No wonder I suffered
But if you collapse on an airplane, then 99.9% is a corpse. In other cases, the chance of survival is many times greater. I would say the train is safer.
Statistics are compiled based on the number of kilometers traveled. It would be interesting to see statistics based on the number of hours. Probably, the plane would "take off" from the leaders.
and the tram?
Thank you for giving me 5.
I prepared statistics for the OBZh lesson.