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I think all airlines mention turbulence in the context of lap belts in their safety briefing. I know United does. Their passengers are no better behaved than wh

I think all airlines mention turbulence in the context of lap belts in their safety briefing. I know United does. Their passengers are no better behaved than what you've observed, though. Maybe there's a better way of getting the message across? Few people seem to pay any attention to the safety briefings, anyway. It's crazy.

ALittleLight 4y ago
Could just make an occupied seat's belt chime every n seconds it isn't buckled.
- kube-system 4y ago
  Most commercial flights have flight attendants that already verify passengers are belted for takeoff and landing, they could just remind people during the flight as well, although I bet many would not be receptive to it.
- gryn 4y ago
  those people would just buckle the seat-belt and sit on it like they do in cars.
wildzzz 4y ago
Either you've never been on a plane before and are going to be nervous and likely listening to the safety briefing or you're an experienced flyer who's heard the speech many times and are going to do what you want. Air incidents are so rare that most people will never experience anything more than mild turbulence so they become complacent.
- alamortsubite 4y ago
  That's basically the problem. In the few incidents I've been in where the shit hit the fan, plenty of the grown adults around me screaming like children had to be in that group of "experienced" flyers, going by how many people I see totally oblivious during the briefings.
kube-system 4y ago
I don’t fly United much, but regardless, a mere mention of turbulence doesn’t really mean people understand what it means. Most people think “I almost spilled my drink” is severe turbulence. What I more mean is that people should be made to understand that: * severe turbulence can happen without warning during flight * severe turbulence can launch you out of your seat if you aren’t strapped in If you watch nearly any video of moderate to severe turbulence, people react like it’s a horror movie. People just don’t actually understand what turbulence can be.
interestica 4y ago
Maybe it's because it's presented as a binary. If users want to be comfortable, it tends to equal 'remove belt'. But if users could be instructed to "if you must, loosen the belt" they'd at least have people keeping them on? A loose belt won't protect in a major event, but it should at least keep you in the seat for an unexpected drop.

ALittleLight 4y ago

Could just make an occupied seat's belt chime every n seconds it isn't buckled.

kube-system 4y ago
Most commercial flights have flight attendants that already verify passengers are belted for takeoff and landing, they could just remind people during the flight as well, although I bet many would not be receptive to it.
gryn 4y ago
those people would just buckle the seat-belt and sit on it like they do in cars.

wildzzz 4y ago

Either you've never been on a plane before and are going to be nervous and likely listening to the safety briefing or you're an experienced flyer who's heard the speech many times and are going to do what you want. Air incidents are so rare that most people will never experience anything more than mild turbulence so they become complacent.

alamortsubite 4y ago
That's basically the problem. In the few incidents I've been in where the shit hit the fan, plenty of the grown adults around me screaming like children had to be in that group of "experienced" flyers, going by how many people I see totally oblivious during the briefings.

kube-system 4y ago

I don’t fly United much, but regardless, a mere mention of turbulence doesn’t really mean people understand what it means. Most people think “I almost spilled my drink” is severe turbulence. What I more mean is that people should be made to understand that: * severe turbulence can happen without warning during flight * severe turbulence can launch you out of your seat if you aren’t strapped in If you watch nearly any video of moderate to severe turbulence, people react like it’s a horror movie. People just don’t actually understand what turbulence can be.

interestica 4y ago

Maybe it's because it's presented as a binary. If users want to be comfortable, it tends to equal 'remove belt'. But if users could be instructed to "if you must, loosen the belt" they'd at least have people keeping them on? A loose belt won't protect in a major event, but it should at least keep you in the seat for an unexpected drop.