If longevity is your goal in life: You might think that the safest way to live longer is to stay at home. and mostly in bed so you do not fall.   But that could get awfully boring, if not impossible to do for a variety of reasons.  And unhealthy. So being a normal human being, you will today be faced with the need to get around. You can live in a community where you can safely walk to almost everything.  As for example, living in a seniors' community.  But this means you first need to get old. On the other hand, in terms of death rate per miles traveled,  flying on a commercial airline is SAFER than walking .  Here from  Allied Universal : Yes,   flying on a commercial airline is statistically the safest way to travel, even when compared to walking .   While walking is a relatively safe activity, it is significantly more dangerous per mile traveled than flying.   According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, walki...