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I can see some smart aleck asking the FAs about this when they are told to sit upright
There are many stupid rules. Like having your seat not reclined in economy in the back row. How does this matter? The recline is just a few inches anyway, given we are in economy. There is nobody in back of you (either nothing or a wall). How is this relevant to safety?
The seatbelt is quite complicated too. I think it is 50/50 in a serious crash whether or not the seatbelt hurts or harms. In the SFO Asiana incident the girl got thrown out. So she probably should've had her seatbelt on. In the TransAsia crash in the water passengers drowned cause they could't get their seatbelt off.
Maybe there should be a "seatbelt off" requirement if you are going to land in the water.
One size does not fit all.