Actual stats:<p><pre><code>    General aviation: 11.2 fatal accidents and 19.7 fatalities per million hours

    Commercial aviation: 0.2 fatal accidents and 6.5 fatalities per million hours 

    Driving: .528 fatal accidents and .588 fatalities per million hours [1]
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That&#x27;s per hour.  Accident rates per mile look much better for aviation, because planes are faster.  Commercial aviation has more fatalities per accident because the planes are bigger.  Note the 50x difference between fatal incidents in GA and commercial aviation.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.meretrix.com&#x2F;~harry&#x2F;flying&#x2F;notes&#x2F;safetyvsdriving.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.meretrix.com&#x2F;~harry&#x2F;flying&#x2F;notes&#x2F;safetyvsdriving....</a>