Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
When I sit in 1A on a CRJ-900, I've never had to answer exit row eligibility questions, had the boarding pass beep and flash at the boarding scanner, or been questioned by FAs. IIRC the same is true for the E75, but since I ride them less frequently, I think I've only once been in 1A on that aircraft. However, common sense is that these are the closest passenger seats to the forward doors. If the FA in the jump seat were incapacitated, it would be important to have responsible and able adults in these seats. So my answer would be technically OK but not morally.
I would disagree. Unlike sitting in an exit row, where you would be very much in the way, you're entirely out of the way in a situation like that if you're in 1C/D and 1A wants to help, or even row 2. Same for passengers sitting in the very last row. Nothing wrong with being seated there, but in an emergency event you can stay in the row and let fully able bodied passengers get the door open.