Originally Posted by Classzed
Please see the previous post -- certain bladder conditions are not as predictable as you seem to think. And, because of this, you feel people should drive to their destination and not be allowed to fly? Come ON!!
If your bladder is so unpredicatable that you cannot hold it for 3 minutes (long enough to get off the ground, at least--remember, the pax I cited got up DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL), then you need to be wearing Depends. @:-)
I have all the sympathy in the world for medical conditions, having cared for several people with complications from Altzheimer's, but you also learn to take preventative measures as necessary. Would I not carry an epi-pen if I was prone to anaphylaxis, for example? Of course not.
And, for the record, I didn't say they should not be allowed to fly, but that they might CHOOSE to drive if they are in such bad shape they can't wait until takeoff on such a short flight.
I'll reiterate as well that in the specific situation I described--two pax running to the lav during takeoff roll of an EMB-120--the sudden shift in weight could actually be dangerous to the entire plane.