The bottlenecks in their escape were the doorway and the crew's deployment of the inflatable slide... why wouldn't you grab your bag if it was readily acc

The bottlenecks in their escape were the doorway and the crew's deployment of the inflatable slide... why wouldn't you grab your bag if it was readily accessible? Wrong. In order to be certified airworthy, you have to be able to evacuate an airliner in 90 seconds, in the dark, with some of the emergency exits blocked. Here's an A380 doing it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TAkAcQOnQY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TAkAcQOnQY Here's a 777: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TAkAcQOnQY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TAkAcQOnQY If everyone stops to grab their bag, it can take ten times as long. If the plane is on fire, then people die.