me n few friends are having arguments about gooing away next year as we cannot decide the safer method of travel, mass arguments later, we may not be going!!! please help!?!?!
2006-09-09 00:23:17 · 29 answers · asked by cosmicgirl 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
Ferry-everytime. I'm biased though, I'm terrified of flying. We holiday in the southern french alpes and drive there evertime now as i have BIG panic attacks on planes! Also, you're not waiting around for 3 hours before travel on a ferry. And you can take in the country you are going to.
Have a good time, whatever your decision x
2006-09-09 00:31:37 · answer #1 · answered by cocpony 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ferries would be the obvious answer, as if something disastrous does happen, they tend to sink more slowly than a plane crashes. However both have excellent safety records (in Western Europe at least). If you are travelling from the UK to France or Belgium there is, of course, the additional option of taking the train through the Channel Tunnel, which to date has a 100% safety record.
2006-09-09 07:43:27 · answer #2 · answered by Timothy M 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hmm.. I feel more comfortable on the Ferry than the plane. So Ferry is ok. But in terms of conveneince Plane does the trick!
If its somewhere in Europe you are going Like (France) then the Train through eurotunnel is best for you.
2006-09-09 07:28:22 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Y! Answers 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why a question of safety? You can take more stuff with you on a ferry, but getting from A to B may take longer. If you are leaving the UK then what about the EuroStar. Quicker than a ferry, and not dependant on the weather.
2006-09-09 08:55:20 · answer #4 · answered by BigMarkyG 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would have to say the ferry. You can float for a long time. You do not have much chance surviving a fall from 30,000 feet.
I realize that most crashes are on take-off or landing, but you are still going 100+ miles per hour on both occasions without airbags in front of you.
2006-09-09 09:29:11 · answer #5 · answered by jpbofohio 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'd go by plane any day it's quicker, I hate boats, and I can't believe no one has commented on 9/11. That makes no difference to me at all after all we all have to go sometime and if it's meant to be it will be and nothing will stop fate. You could give up travelling long distances altogether if you're that worried but you could be run over by a bus in your own town. Stop worrying so much, choose your destination and go and have a great time. Happy holidays.
2006-09-09 07:49:38 · answer #6 · answered by rose1 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the ferry starts to sink at least you have a chance of swimming.If a plane goes down, you dont have a chance
2006-09-09 07:30:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They're both fine really, I personally think the design of the ferries is so top-heavy they should kill 10,000 people a week but they don't. remember you know about every single accident either has, so that shows how few actually occur.
2006-09-10 15:47:26 · answer #8 · answered by Bealzebub 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Commercial air travel is simply THE safest form of transportation. Statistics show taking a shower or climbing the stairs at home is 10 times more dangerous than flying.
2006-09-09 07:35:46 · answer #9 · answered by pwapilot 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
either way you might end up in the ocean. A ferry could sink and a plane can crash
2006-09-09 15:27:18 · answer #10 · answered by fyfy13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋