Originally Posted by
cricketer
I'll go further -- it's not just Europe, it's pretty much every non US airline that I've flown on, which spans pretty much the world apart from South America. You're spot on about the consequence -- we're in boy who cried wolf territory.
Not to disparage anyone, but the U.S. is the most litigious society in the world, imho. When in doubt, we look to sue/ want recompense. With that backdrop, the US 3 likely default to CYA mode pretty quickly. That translates to the seat belt sign being on a lot.