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Retric on July 7, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 crashes at SFO

That greatly depends on the type of crash. The added risk your talking about has a lot to do with nose down collisions.

ewang1 on July 7, 2013 [–]

I'd factor in the fact that the people density is lower up front, probably aiding you in getting off the plane faster.

sylvinus on July 7, 2013 | [–]

There's no need to factor in anything, those statistics come from actual outcomes of past crashes.

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