Thairapy Workshops Conducted by psychologist Glen Arnold. The Ticked-Off Tourist Read about other people's experiences with the idiosyncracies of travel. Here are some of the best safety tips to help you survive airplane disasters. Virtually Better A virtually reality clinic that helps people get over the fear of flying. Next time, then, that you complain of airplane overcrowding, remember this study.
Crowded planes do have their uses.
And, last but not least, here's the web site for Amtrak , just in case you would rather travel by train the safest way to travel long distance. You should be able to book a passage on the train from their web site. To research books that might help you understand the risks of flying and how to deal with your fears, check out Powell's Bookstore's Aviation Books . Aviation accounted for 683 deaths, with 621 of them in small, general aviation airplanes. Air travel remains 21 times safer than driving in a car, according to the National Safety Council.