Originally Posted by Proudelitist

Grabbing your carry on's is a big no-no, and they tell you not to do with very good reason. However as usual people don't listen or care. There was a plane fire evacuation with BA recently and the pics of the pax evacuating with their bags made headlines.

It slows the evacuations, entangles people. catches on the seats, and makes going down the slide a risk too. There is simply no reason to do this. Your life matters more than your stuff.

I keep my passport and my wallet in my pocket during the flight. Everything else can burn. It it can be replaced. This way, if I have to get out I will simply get up and evacuate. I will have my main ID and credit cards for sorting out the mess later.

It may be worthwhile to install auto-locking bins. During an evac, when the flight crew hits the evac alarm button on the flight deck, the bins should auto-lock, preventing anyone from opening the bins.