In addition to the problem of slow retrieval by some causing a delay for everyone, we have congestion in the aisles from items much less important than people,

In addition to the problem of slow retrieval by some causing a delay for everyone, we have congestion in the aisles from items much less important than people, additional trip hazards, and hazards to people and the slide itself on exiting. I’ve been through training of smoke in aircraft, and it’s total chaos without adding things to trip over. Airplanes contain a myriad of toxic-when-burned compounds, and death from smoke inhalation within the sealed tube of a fuselage is a matter of seconds.