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Most people would think twice about flying on airliners knowing that 2885 jumbos crash each year killing all. That is reality of road transport. Severe injuries: 36 thousand jumbos crash landing. Likelihood of being killed on the road is something like 1 in 200 (need to find ref).
 
Most people would think twice about flying on airliners knowing that 2885 jumbos crash each year killing all. That is reality of road transport. Severe injuries: 36 thousand jumbos crash landing. Likelihood of being killed on the road is something like 1 in 200 (need to find ref).
 
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Non-automated, but desirable vehicles for another section:
 
 
*Electric / fuel cell
 
*Human powered
 
  
 
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Financial cost of road traffic accidents estimated at over $120 billion in the US and over $193 billion in the Europe Union. (Found in slideshow from Delphi Automotive Integrated Safety Systems - need to find source).
 
Financial cost of road traffic accidents estimated at over $120 billion in the US and over $193 billion in the Europe Union. (Found in slideshow from Delphi Automotive Integrated Safety Systems - need to find source).
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Non-automated, but desirable vehicles for another section:
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*Electric / fuel cell
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*Human powered

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Most people would think twice about flying on airliners knowing that 2885 jumbos crash each year killing all. That is reality of road transport. Severe injuries: 36 thousand jumbos crash landing. Likelihood of being killed on the road is something like 1 in 200 (need to find ref).



  • Trains
    • Light rail
    • Personal rapid transit
    • Maglev
      • Vacuum maglev system
        • Gravity vacuum maglev (almost no energy required)
  • Cars and road vehicles
  • Electric vehicles
  • Aircraft
    • Personal aircraft
    • Sub-orbital passenger craft
    • Spacecraft etc.
  • Airships
  • Ships

Financial cost of road traffic accidents estimated at over $120 billion in the US and over $193 billion in the Europe Union. (Found in slideshow from Delphi Automotive Integrated Safety Systems - need to find source).


Non-automated, but desirable vehicles for another section:

  • Electric / fuel cell
  • Human powered