May Be Wise to Pay Attention to the Seat Belt Instructions..

A report on an Air Canada incident last year from the BBC. Aside from the worrying issue of "falling asleep at the wheel", there's the fact that all of those injured had not had their seat belts on despite the seat belt signs having been lit.

Granted the passengers may have fallen asleep before the signs were lit, but it does make you think about the instruction to keep them loosely fastened at all times...

To be fair, and i hate to appear sanctimonious here, but apart from visits to the loo, or galley to acquire more liquid refreshment, i always have my lap belt fastened. I'm certainly not a nervous flyer, i just feel more at ease. I'm not one of those pax who can't wait to "unclick", and congregate in a manor reminiscent of adolescent School Trips to the continent, either, lol!

I know, in the big scheme of things, that the risk of suffering injury due to "Clear Air" turbulence, or other such Turbulence strong and sudden enough to have one's head colliding with the air Vents, is fairly small, microscopic even, but i just don't feel comfortable without my lap belt on.

Seat belt on all the time for us.

We always keep our seatbelts loose enough so you forget that they're there after a while.

You just need to look at the AvHerald to see the number of inuries caused by turbulance to understand that not having your seat belt on at all times is dangerous to yourself, and others.

It is just common sense - you're hurtling along at 500 mph (ish), the slightest difference in cloud formation, wind direction, convection, landmass (up drafts etc, can cause turbulance. Ordinarily, this is just a few little bumps, but can be dramatic.

My family and I keep the belts on at all times when seated - I insist on it; it's just a sensible precaution evgeryone should take.

Moderate/severe turbulance can hit at any time, anywhere, so be sensible people, keep the thing on at all times, not just when the seat belt signs are on.

(I know most on here are of like mind, but if anyone out there is reading this and think it's "woosy" or something, just take a look at avherlad.com and see the number of times this has happened, and how serious the injuries can be. Most people with any common sense where's a seat belt in a car these days, why not on a transport travelling 10 times as fast that can move in 3 dimensions?)

I must admit i usually keep mine fastned but only due to a totally irrational fear of being sucked out the plane if a big hole appears a la those stupied Airport films from the 70s.

i know it a) either wont happen or b) if it does a seat belt will be no use, but i still want to see if Charlton Heston can get through the hole !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Darren Wheeler]

No belts on the bar stools.

always keep seat belt on

No belts on the bar stools.

Just hang on to your drink, you'll be fine.

No belts on the bar stools.

Well the broken nose and arm would make a better story when asked:
"how did you do that?"
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"well I was sat at the bar in upper class chatting to this classy lady from somewhere near Cork, when........"

Beats: : "fell off my bike...."