Germanwings Flight Carrying at Least 148 Crashes in Southern France

[The Brain]

I spent about 4 hours there.

I don't blame you for getting the fuck outta there.

[Admiral Yi]

So crabby.

[jimmy olsen]

I found this funny, the number is fatal accidents per billion passenger km. On the right is "motorbikes, etc".

Huh, I would have thought trains would be even safer than planes.

[The Larch]

I found this funny, the number is fatal accidents per billion passenger km. On the right is "motorbikes, etc".

Huh, I would have thought trains would be even safer than planes.

Take into account that, when a train crashes, the death toll can easily reach the high hundreds.

[crazy canuck]

Huh, I would have thought trains would be even safer than planes.

Train accidents involving death are probably more rare but when something goes wrong more people are killed.

[Liep]

Danish is such a cute language.

Der er et yndigt Land,
Det staaer med brede Bøge
Nær salten Østerstrand;
Det bugter sig i Bakke, Dal,
Det hedder gamle Danmark,
Og det er Freias Sal.
Der sad i fordums Tid
De harniskklædte Kæmper,
Udhvilede fra Strid;
Saa drog de frem til Fienders Meen,
Nu hvile deres Bene
Bag Høiens Bautasteen.
Det Land endnu er skiønt,
Thi blaa sig Søen belter,
Og Løvet staaer saa grønt;
Og ædle Qvinder, skiønne Møer,
Og Mænd og raske Svende
Beboe de Danske Øer.
Vort Sprog er stærkt og blødt,
Vor Tro er reen og luttret
Og Modet er ei dødt.
Og hver en Dansk er lige fri,
Hver lyder tro sin Konge,
Men Trældom er forbi.
Et venligt Syd i Nord
Er, grønne Danarige,
Din axbeklædte Jord.
Og Snekken gaaer sin stolte Vei.
Hvor Ploug og Kiølen furer,
Der svigter Haabet ei.
Vort Dannebrog er smukt,
Det vifter hen ad Havet
Med Flagets røde Bugt.
Og stedse har sin Farve hvid
Dit hellige Kors i Blodet,
O Dannebrog, i Strid.
Karsk er den Danskes Aand,
Den hader Fordoms Lænker,
Og Sværmeriets Baand.
For Venskab aaben, kold for Spot,
Slaaer ærlig Jydes Hierte,
For Pige, Land og Drot.
Jeg bytter Danmark ei,
For Ruslands Vinterørkner,
For Sydens Blomstermai.
Ei Pest og Slanger kiende vi,
Ei Vesterlandets Tungsind,
Ei Østens Raseri.
Vor Tid ei staaer i Dunst,
Den hævet har sin Stemme
For Videnskab og Kunst.
Ei Bragis og ei Mimers Raab
Har vakt i lige Strækning
Et bedre Fremtids Haab.
Ei stor, vor Fødestavn,
Dog hæver sig blandt Stæder
Dit stolte Kiøbenhavn.
Til bedre By ei Havet kom,
Ja ingen Flod i Dalen,
Fra Trondhiem og til Rom.
Med hellig Varetægt
Bevare du, Alfader!
Vor gamle Kongeslægt.
Kong Fredrik ligner Fredegod;
Hvor er en bedre Fyrste,
Af bedre Helteblod?
Hil Drot og Fædreland!
Hil hver en Danneborger,
Som virker hvad han kan.
Vort gamle Danmark skal bestaae,
Saalænge Bøgen speiler
Sin Top i Bølgen blaa.

[Admiral Yi]

[crazy canuck]

double blaa

[Liep]

First time I actually read the entire national anthem. It's quite fun. "A friendly country south in the north"

double blaa

Well, it was written before we got the 'å' instead of 'aa'.

[mongers]

Huh, I would have thought trains would be even safer than planes.

Train accidents involving death are probably more rare but when something goes wrong more people are killed.

I'd have though it was the other way around, fatal accidents more common, lower numbers killed per incident.

[DGuller]

Huh, I would have thought trains would be even safer than planes.

Train accidents involving death are probably more rare but when something goes wrong more people are killed.

I'd have though it was the other way around, fatal accidents more common, lower numbers killed per incident.

That's what I thought at first as well, but if those statistics are worldwide, then it makes somewhat more sense.  Train crashes in third world countries can be very dire.

[mongers]

Huh, I would have thought trains would be even safer than planes.

Train accidents involving death are probably more rare but when something goes wrong more people are killed.

I'd have though it was the other way around, fatal accidents more common, lower numbers killed per incident.

That's what I thought at first as well, but if those statistics are worldwide, then it makes somewhat more sense.  Train crashes in third world countries can be very dire.

I think the figure might be for Europe or the EU, we need someone to translate. 
But I did find these for the EU and they seem very similar:

http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/jul/25/how-safe-are-europe-railways

How safe is it to travel by train?

Well, according to the ERA's 2013 health and safety report "comparisons of fatality risks for travelling passengers reveals that train is one of the safest mode of transport". The fatality risk for an average train passenger in the EU is around 0.15 fatalities per billion kilometres - three times lower than the risk for a passenger on a bus or coach.
Fatality risk of passenger using different mode of transport (EU-27 in 2008-2010) Transport mode used by user    Fatalities per billion passenger kilometers
Airline passenger    0.1
Railway passenger    0.16
Car occupant    4.45
Bus/Coach occupant    0.43
Powered two-wheelers    52.59
Vessels passenger    N/A

[Eddie Teach]

Coach? Like horse-driven ones or is that something different in Britain?

[mongers]

Coach? Like horse-driven ones or is that something different in Britain?

Think Greyhound bus.

[Admiral Yi]

Think Greyhound bus.

Then what's a bus?