Deaths per billion journeys
Bus: 4.3
Rail: 20
Van: 20
Car: 40
Foot: 40
Water: 90
Air: 117
Bicycle: 170
**Motorcycle: 1640**

Deaths per billion hours
Bus: 11.1
Rail: 30
Air: 30.8
Water: 50
Van: 60
Car: 130
Foot: 220
Bicycle: 550
**Motorcycle: 4840**

Deaths per billion kilometres
Air: 0.05
Bus: 0.4
Rail: 0.6
Van: 1.2
Water: 2.6
Car: 3.1
Bicycle: 44.6
Foot: 54.2
**Motorcycle: 108.9**

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_safety


Admittedly, only a glimmer of hope, but you never know what might happen
when the herring meets the road.