Originally Posted by
bldr1k
Why is it less dangerous for the flight attendants to be up then the passengers?
In most cases it isn't (and training isn't going to help if you hit violent turbulence without notice). They just don't want lots of people up at the same time if there is a chance of turbulence.
It is not the odds of the plane hitting turbulence in general as it is the number of people up when the sign is illuminated and the inability to convince and seat them when an bad turbulence is imminent. In the front when you see the FA running to her/his seat and strapping in people tend to follow the example. In the back as long as there is one person not rushing to their seat there will be many others following their example.