Hudson River Landing Should Not Stop You From Flying Says III

It was a scary site to see all the passengers on the wings of the US Airways Airbus on the Hudson River and I am sure many, that day, confirmed their fear of flying. But, according to the Insurance Information Institute, flying is still far safer than other forms of transportation.

In a recent Insurance Journal article the III says that "the odds of dying in an aircraft accident in 2005 were about one in 502,554, the 2009 I.I.I. Insurance Fact Book reports. Motor vehicle crashes are by far the leading cause of accidental deaths in the United States, followed, in order, by assault by firearm, motorcycle riding, exposure to smoke, fire and flames, and falling on or from stairs and steps. Air and space transport accidents placed sixth on that list."