Wearing seatbelts while seated
Aug 16, 2010, 12:04 pm
#31
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Always on and not too loose. A loose seatbelt is just like having none on at all when you need it in the kind of turbulence where people are flying around the cabin. The problem is that the people who leave it off or very loose are not just a danger to themselves but everyone else in the cabin too.
Aug 16, 2010, 6:08 pm
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My seatbelt is fastened unless I'm actively walking to the lavatory or getting something out of the overhead storage. Much like in a car, there's no reason to jeopardize my safety (and the safety of others) unnecessarily.
Aug 16, 2010, 6:17 pm
#37
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I'm personally quite curious as to why you do this. This isn't meant to be a critical or inflammatory post. It's just that there have been cases of passengers hurt by unexpected rough air, sometimes severely. Why risk not only your safety, but the safety of those around you? Is a seatbelt too uncomfortable for you?
Aug 16, 2010, 7:33 pm
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i always leave mine off. the pressure of the buckle presses against my bladder and sends me to the lav WAAAY more frequently than i would like. its also a headache for the guys who have to let me out.
generally the pilot says if we're approaching particularly nasty turbulence, and then i put it back on. then i take it off again.
generally the pilot says if we're approaching particularly nasty turbulence, and then i put it back on. then i take it off again.
Aug 16, 2010, 7:49 pm
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Aug 16, 2010, 11:35 pm
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Why?
Aug 17, 2010, 7:37 am
#45
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now why didn't i think of that? 
i've tried different ways of wearing it, finally just having it so loose that i was not worth wearing. so then i took it off. unfortunately that buckle will always be in the middle, there's no sliding it around to your side, so...yea
i've tried different ways of wearing it, finally just having it so loose that i was not worth wearing. so then i took it off. unfortunately that buckle will always be in the middle, there's no sliding it around to your side, so...yea