As far as air travel being safer then travelling by car, in deaths per passenger-mile ... yes.
almost any form of transportation is safer than going by car.
by air.
There are no good alternatives to air travel, nothing gets you there faster and safer.
Air Breaks.
Statistically plane travel is safer.
To be able to travel to another place faster and safer , also to get info from another place.
Direct path from starting point to destination makes it more beneficial then land travel, and a mechanical failure will not likely be fatal, making it safer than air travel.
Yes, probably, they do have small wings and free auto-rotation.
Very safe, safer than a car. When aeroplane crashes, its world news.I've been flying most of my life and I'm still here.
Yes
air bags
No.
People could travel farther and more frequently. Also, rail travel was safer