In skydiving, why is the reserve parachute considered safer?

I sometimes get sick of the "skydiving is so much safer than driving" line. You are guaranteed to die in skydiving unless you take several active (albeit pretty easy) steps to prevent that, which makes it inherently more dangerous than most any other sport on the planet. read more

When someone is preparing to go skydiving for the first time, without a doubt, one of the most common concerns they have is the the level of safety involved in skydiving. We can’t blame them – jumping out of a plane is something the seems pretty dangerous to most people. read more