Kobe uses a personal helicopter to travel from his home to Staples center every day

[QUOTE=KG5MVP;4042353]Helicopter is not really safe though, someday Kobe might die from helicopter crash.[/QUOTE]
Chilling comment.. I was thinking about Kobe today and looking for the old news threads of the coverage when I saw this.

Helicopters are dangerous and theres no chance of survival if crashed. Kobe shouldnt have done this, he was putting his own life in danger.

[QUOTE=KG5MVP;4042353]Helicopter is not really safe though, someday Kobe might die from helicopter crash.[/QUOTE]
What's really creepy is that it happened nearly 10 years to the day this was posted

[QUOTE=Kiddlovesnets;14268609]Helicopters are dangerous and theres no chance of survival if crashed. Kobe shouldnt have done this, he was putting his own life in danger.[/QUOTE]

Little of chance of survival in a plane crash. Guess he shouldn't have boarded a plane. Or sat on a balcony that's higher than the 6th floor. How do you handle risk assessment in your life?

[QUOTE=Kiddlovesnets;14268609]Helicopters are dangerous and theres no chance of survival if crashed. Kobe shouldnt have done this, he was putting his own life in danger.[/QUOTE]

Mamba mentality is go all out. Mamba gonna mamba.

[QUOTE=Kiddlovesnets;14268609]Helicopters are dangerous and theres no chance of survival if crashed. Kobe shouldnt have done this, he was putting his own life in danger.[/QUOTE]

They are not dangerous. People die in car crashes more than helicopter crashes. Andy Reid son just got into a car crash because he was under the influence of alcohol. Now a 5yr old is likely to have permanent brain damage because of him.

[QUOTE=GOBB;14268649]They are not dangerous. People die in car crashes more than helicopter crashes. Andy Reid son just got into a car crash because he was under the influence of alcohol. Now a 5yr old is likely to have permanent brain damage because of him.[/QUOTE]

It is dangerous, far more dangerous than passenger cars and flights. I've heard quite a few helicopter crashes incidents in the news during the last 5 years, lets not act Kobe was the first and only celebrity/businessman died riding a helicopter.

[QUOTE=Kiddlovesnets;14268653]It is dangerous, far more dangerous than passenger cars and flights. I've heard quite a few helicopter crashes incidents in the news during the last 5 years, lets not act Kobe was the first and only celebrity/businessman died riding a helicopter.[/QUOTE]

Are you serious?

38,800 in 2019
42,060 in 2020

So the last 5 years how many people have died in helicopters?

[QUOTE=GOBB;14268649]They are not dangerous. People die in car crashes more than helicopter crashes. Andy Reid son just got into a car crash because he was under the influence of alcohol. Now a 5yr old is likely to have permanent brain damage because of him.[/QUOTE]

More people die in car crashes because for ever one helicopter trip, there are thousands and thousands of car trips. Riding in a helicopter is much much much more dangerous than just about any other form of transportation. The original purpose of helicopters was taking off and landing in areas where nothing else could get to, to get people who needed medical attention very quickly (a situation that is worth the risk).

Riding in a helicopter because you don't want to waiting in traffic is a stupid risk.

This one has a sad ending.

[QUOTE=ralph_i_el;14268660]More people die in car crashes because for ever one helicopter trip, there are thousands and thousands of car trips. Riding in a helicopter is much much much more dangerous than just about any other form of transportation. The original purpose of helicopters was taking off and landing in areas where nothing else could get to, to get people who needed medical attention very quickly (a situation that is worth the risk).

Riding in a helicopter because you don't want to waiting in traffic is a stupid risk.[/QUOTE]

You’re wrong.

[QUOTE=GOBB;14268663]You’re wrong.[/QUOTE]

Nope you are wrong. The likelihood of death in helicopter trips is greater than car or flight trips. The absolute number is smaller only because, there are very few people actually take helicopter trips compared to cars/flights.

[QUOTE=GOBB;14268663]You’re wrong.[/QUOTE]

I just did some googling, and I may be wrong. It's hard to compare, because we don't really have stats on people flying helicopters for personal use vs. stuff like flying tourists out over the Grand Canyon (something with almost no risk).

I got to ride on up onto a glacier, it was pretty sick.

[QUOTE=ralph_i_el;14268662]lol come on dude. How many people ride in a car every day? How many people ride in a helicopter every day? Raw death numbers are absolutely POINTLESS to this topic.[/QUOTE]

Again you’re wrong. Helicopter crashes have decreased in the last 30 years.

Over the past few decades, the number of accidents involving helicopters has fallen. Last year saw the second lowest number of helicopter accidents over the past 30 years with just 125 incidents. In 1990, there were 228 helicopter accidents in the U.S - quote from article

Fact of life? The average joe is not traveling via helicopter. The amount of helicopter flights are less generally speaking. Kobe used a private helicopter as a means of transportation. One freak accident occurred laregrly due to HUMAN ERROR and not the ida of taking a helicopter. Many questions can be asked. Bad weather day that maybe just maybe they shouldn’t take flown in. Kobe used this private helicopter many times and survived. This thread was made in 2010. It took a whole decade later for a freak accident to occur for you and another person to PRETEND helicopters are dangerous. They are not.

[QUOTE=GOBB;14268669]Again you’re wrong. Helicopter crashes have decreased in the last 30 years.

Over the past few decades, the number of accidents involving helicopters has fallen. Last year saw the second lowest number of helicopter accidents over the past 30 years with just 125 incidents. In 1990, there were 228 helicopter accidents in the U.S - quote from article

Fact of life? The average joe is not traveling via helicopter. The amount of helicopter flights are less generally speaking. Kobe used a private helicopter as a means of transportation. One freak accident occurred laregrly due to HUMAN ERROR and not the ida of taking a helicopter. Many questions can be asked. Bad weather day that maybe just maybe they shouldn’t take flown in. Kobe used this private helicopter many times and survived. This thread was made in 2010. It took a whole decade later for a freak accident to occur for you and another person to PRETEND helicopters are dangerous. They are not.[/QUOTE]

Apparently the rate of helicopter crashes was cut in half over the last 10 years. Also, I deleted that post (before your post) because I now know I was wrong.

Most car crashes are also due to human error, and helicopters are much more likely to be flown by a professional than a car, which also impacts the death rates.

Lets see the death rate of cars driven by professional drivers vs. Helicopters being flown by amateurs...