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I think perhaps travelers need more training (at least the mental process of checking "what shall I do if we need to evacuate") and perhaps the luggage compart

I think perhaps travelers need more training (at least the mental process of checking "what shall I do if we need to evacuate") and perhaps the luggage compartments need to be automatically locked when evacuating. It's hard to make people think the same way, though. Aisles aren't going to become much wider - it's always a compromise of convenience and safety in the extremely unlikely event of evacuation vs. cost and also the now ever-more prevalent concern about co2 emissions cause by reduced number of seats. Perhaps the first thing to do is have a LOUD intercom when evacuating: "do not take any luggage, just get out". This is already emphasized in the routine pre-flight security show, but people don't pay much attention.

TeMPOraL 7y ago
> I think perhaps travelers need more training Perhaps they do need actual training? As in, you're not legally allowed to board a plane if you're under age X without supervision of a trained adult, and you're not allowed to board a plane at or above age X without a mandatory training. The mandatory training would be something like few hours at a training centre and included practical simulated emergencies in which you had to behave. Airlines could offload this onto government, ticket prices would remain the same (after a brief re-training period), and maybe - just maybe - it would cut down on the amount of stupidity and extremely selfish behavior you see some passengers engaging in on planes every day.
- ptaipale 7y ago
  Well, yes, but then, it's always a trade-off. Evacuations are extremely rare. The cost of these trainings would likely prevent a lot more deaths somewhere else (e.g. in training car and heavy vehicle drivers and bicyclists, not to mention motorcyclists).
  - metabagel 7y ago
    Exactly. The preference should be to make reasonable trade-offs (i.e., go for the low-hanging fruit).

TeMPOraL 7y ago

> I think perhaps travelers need more training Perhaps they do need actual training? As in, you're not legally allowed to board a plane if you're under age X without supervision of a trained adult, and you're not allowed to board a plane at or above age X without a mandatory training. The mandatory training would be something like few hours at a training centre and included practical simulated emergencies in which you had to behave. Airlines could offload this onto government, ticket prices would remain the same (after a brief re-training period), and maybe - just maybe - it would cut down on the amount of stupidity and extremely selfish behavior you see some passengers engaging in on planes every day.

ptaipale 7y ago
Well, yes, but then, it's always a trade-off. Evacuations are extremely rare. The cost of these trainings would likely prevent a lot more deaths somewhere else (e.g. in training car and heavy vehicle drivers and bicyclists, not to mention motorcyclists).
- metabagel 7y ago
  Exactly. The preference should be to make reasonable trade-offs (i.e., go for the low-hanging fruit).