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>Why have seats that are fixed and facing forward? Seats facing forward means that acceleration pushes you backward into your seat. Any other direction would i
by eurleif 12y ago
>Why have seats that are fixed and facing forward?
Seats facing forward means that acceleration pushes you backward into your seat. Any other direction would increase motion sickness. And what would be the advantage of the seats facing a different way?
>What about a couch?
The seats do look like a couch to me...
- arjunnarayan 12y agoRear facing seats are safest, since acceleration is not the biggest problem, rapid deceleration is. http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/are-aft-facing-airplane-seats-safer-146695292/?no-ist http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/are-aft-facing-airpl...
- anigbrowl 12y agoNot when your top speed is 25mph. You're far more likely to get rear-ended than suffer a head-on collision.
- sirdogealot 12y ago>what would be the advantage of the seats facing a different way? When you got into a head on collision, you would (perhaps) be spared the whiplash.
- abruzzi 12y ago>And what would be the advantage of the seats facing a different way? In a four seater, two seats forward and two seats back, for conversations. With only two seats, there is little benefit except for a head on collision.