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Re:Someone in New York is pulling emergency brakes, destroyi... by cududa on Thursday May 23, 2019 @03:41AM (#19989433)
Because motion sickness. I can absolutely never sit backwards even on a train, and plane take offs make me queezy as it is. I suspect there are people with much worse motion sickness issues
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Re:Someone in New York is pulling emergency brakes, destroyi... by jessaustin on Thursday May 23, 2019 @10:43AM (#19992222)
All air passengers are less safe, just so some people can be more comfortable? That is not optimal.
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Re:Someone in New York is pulling emergency brakes, destroyi... by cududa on Friday May 24, 2019 @12:08AM (#19998405)
I would literally vomit everywhere if forced into such a configuration. At that point it becomes everyone’s problem.
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Re:Someone in New York is pulling emergency brakes, destroyi... by ThrustVectoring on Thursday May 23, 2019 @12:25PM (#19993134)
Air travel is safe enough as it is.
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