[WARNING: armchair psychology] People can act bizarrely in a crisis. In situations like this where there is panic and the adrenaline starts pumping, rational t

[WARNING: armchair psychology] People can act bizarrely in a crisis. In situations like this where there is panic and the adrenaline starts pumping, rational thought gets tampered down and instinct and training takes over. Which is actually a great survival mechanism, but we don't really have any instincts, and very few people are actually trained for emergencies like this. What we are trained to do is not forget our luggage when leaving the plane. Assuming this is the case (see above warning), no amount of fines or prosecution will really help, because we're dealing with people's subconscious. People won't internalize that negative reinforcement unless it actually happens to them, and how often are people in plane crashes? Maybe having plane evacuation drills would help, but I don't know how practical that is.