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[–] Techranger@infosec.pub 24 points 1 year ago (7 children)

l'll speak up for airplanes, or at least airliners in particular. I concede the point they mostly burn non-renewable fuels, but they make excellent use of the resources. Rhetorically speaking, one can cross half the planet in half a day, for not much money, in a mode of transport that is the safest on the planet (typically an order of magnitude safer than cars as I recall).

[–] someguy7734206@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If I recall correctly, aren't high speed trains the safest? At the very least, I recall that the Shinkansen has never had a single safety incident in its entire history, and as for the TGV, there have been a few derailments and a terrorist attack.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but there's a lot more airports around.

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