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摘要

Have you ever heard someone say this while you're waiting at the airport: "Actually, there's more chance of you being run over crossing the road than there is of dying in an airplane crash"? Despite its mysterious statistical origins, this statement is reassuringly true, and engineers work hard to make sure it remains so. Let's face it, if, like British Airways, you have to guarantee the safety of 35 million passengers a year, you're not going to take unnecessary risks.