00:00The safest seat on a plane is likely the most avoidable one.
00:03Most people worry about being in the front to exit the aircraft more quickly,
00:07leg room, toilet access, etc.
00:10But when it comes to safety, the middle seat in the last row is the safest.
00:14Granted, I should mention air travel is safe.
00:17The U.S. National Safety Council concluded the odds of dying in a plane
00:21are about 1 in 205,552, compared with 1 in 102 in a car.
00:28A time investigation found the middle rear seat of an aircraft had the lowest fatality rate,
00:3428%, compared with 44% for the middle aisle seats.
00:38You may be thinking, what about the exit row?
00:40Well, sitting by an exit row will provide you the fastest exit in an emergency,
00:45unless there's a fire on your side.
00:47But the wings of a plane store fuel,
00:50so this disqualifies the middle exit rows as the safest row option.
00:54The further you are to the back of a plane, the better.
00:56Think about it, being closer to the front means you'll be impacted before those in the back.
01:01And middle seats, as uncomfortable as they can be,
01:04are safer than window or aisle seats,
01:06because of the buffer provided by having people on either side.
01:09Again, I should reinstate that air travel is safe.
01:13And your only worry on a plane should be that you finish the movie by the time you land.
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