My Speech

Why travelling on an airplane is safer than a car

                                            By Ashton

Many people prefer going in a car on a holiday or a business trip than a plane because they think that it’s safer, but in reality, it’s the opposite, in fact, it’s more than two thousand times more likely to be in a car crash,  and I’m going to show you why.

One of the main reason why people are nervous to fly on an airplane is that they get extra scared when they hear all the creaks and thudding and feel lots of bumps on the plane, but I know that this is perfectly normal. The bumps you feel are most likely air going over man made structures and natural terrain such as mountains causing bumps in the air. It can also be caused at higher altitudes because of atmospheric pressure, which is when pressure from outer space pressing on the atmosphere causing lumps of air. Do you ever hears those cranking noises in a plane? Those noises are just flaps and the landing gear going up and down so there’s nothing to worry about.

Statistics show that the unlikely odds of dying in car crash are about one in five thousand,  but the odds of being in a plane crash are one in eleven million! In the very, very unlikely event of a crash, there is still a 95.7% chance of survival.

In 2015, there were about twenty nine plane crashes. This might sound like a lot, but there are more than 20 thousand planes in the air, right this second!

Also, car drivers don’t have to do that much training, but to become a pilot it takes a few years just to get your first licence! Not just that, but becoming a pilot requires dedication and a lot of time, but unless you join the airforce, it also costs a lot of money. This means that all the pilots want to keep their passengers as safe as possible, instead of risking losing their jobs.

Plane crashes are mostly pilot error but they can also be caused by the aircraft mechanics not doing something right, causing something wrong like engines stop working or a fire, but like I said, it’s very unlikely, it’s safer than crossing the road but pilots go through specific training to work with the emergency.

In conclusion, if you are ever deciding whether you should go on a plane and get to your destination much faster, or go in a car, just remember that there’s no reason to be scared to fly.