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11-19-2012, 06:25 PM
TSA procedures persuade travelers to forego flying
Monday, 19 November 2012 18:25
The TSA security checks are so onerous, proposes (http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-18/how-airport-security-is-killing-us#r=r) Charles Kenny in a column on Businessweek.com, that people have abandoned flight in favor of driving. That, says Mr. Kenny, is actually leading to more deaths, because it is statistically much more dangerous to drive than it is to fly.
Researchers at Cornell University have shown that switching from air travel to road travel has
increased fatalities by 242 per month since 9/11.
The study shows (http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=677549) that “the public response to terrorist threats can create unintended consequences that rival the attacks themselves in severity.”
Compounding the public’s reluctance to fly because of fear, the TSA has made air travel a complete hassle, which further discouraged people from flying.
The annual budget for the TSA is $8 billion. As to whether they are doing a good job … well, they have a blog, "TSA Top 10 Good Catches (http://blog.tsa.gov/2012/01/tsa-top-10-good-catches-of-2011.html)," where several of their best “catches” are listed. These included throwing knives, inert landmines, and over 1,200 firearms from various U.S. checkpoints. The list also includes live fish, a science project and turtles.
The TSA has become a national joke.
http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/travel/tsa-procedures-persuades-travelers-to-forego-flying
Monday, 19 November 2012 18:25
The TSA security checks are so onerous, proposes (http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-18/how-airport-security-is-killing-us#r=r) Charles Kenny in a column on Businessweek.com, that people have abandoned flight in favor of driving. That, says Mr. Kenny, is actually leading to more deaths, because it is statistically much more dangerous to drive than it is to fly.
Researchers at Cornell University have shown that switching from air travel to road travel has
increased fatalities by 242 per month since 9/11.
The study shows (http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=677549) that “the public response to terrorist threats can create unintended consequences that rival the attacks themselves in severity.”
Compounding the public’s reluctance to fly because of fear, the TSA has made air travel a complete hassle, which further discouraged people from flying.
The annual budget for the TSA is $8 billion. As to whether they are doing a good job … well, they have a blog, "TSA Top 10 Good Catches (http://blog.tsa.gov/2012/01/tsa-top-10-good-catches-of-2011.html)," where several of their best “catches” are listed. These included throwing knives, inert landmines, and over 1,200 firearms from various U.S. checkpoints. The list also includes live fish, a science project and turtles.
The TSA has become a national joke.
http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/travel/tsa-procedures-persuades-travelers-to-forego-flying