Anyone Still NOT KNOW How To Operate An Airplane Seat Belt?

Carie, even without the litigation factor. I wonder in a real emergency, how many people would know what to do. Then they will listen well

Funny title and great example of how even the small things have to be disclosed or someone else will take advantage....disclaimer....I am not responsible for your inability to use common sense. That being said, we too have so many "fasten your seatbelt, have to give this disclosure, so you don't sue for just any reason" disclosures all while hoping our client actually pays attention. Maybe using your blog title as an example will get their attention or at least break the ice! Thanks for posting.

I wonder if the airlines comb through junkyards to find all the old school seatbelts from cars?  They may win the award for "that's the way we've always done it."

In my local area there are starting to be lawsuits involving agency.  No one pays attention until the lawyer contacts them.  Then they check the paperwork.

It's sad how many warnings businesses have to give people to ensure they don't get sued.  I wrote a post a long time ago about the warning on the sunshade for my car...it said "Do Not Use While Driving"  REALLY?!  Does that warning really need to be there?  I mean, come on already...who would use that while driving, but obviously someone did once....sad, just sad...

Carie- I'll "watch" only out of coutesy.  Must be my southern upbringing.  You are so right about common sense.  People will not accept responsibility for anything, nor will they accept that accidents do happen.  So, thanks to those who encourage us to sue, people have to assume that we don't have an ounce of common sense and therefore have to have everything spelled out for us.

Great post Carrie, if we didn't have E&O insurance we'd have to invent it. Have you seen the sheet that comes with a new hand-held hair dryer? "Do not use the hair dryer in or around water". BTW, here's a link to New Zealand Airs very popular safety video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Mq9HAE62Y&feature=player_embedded

 

Carie

I have often wondered the same! But there is lots of CYA stuff out there and no doubt it IS due to the possibility, and high cost, of litigation. It seems many do not pay attention until there is a problem and then the gripe is "I didn't know" or "No one told me." You have to worry some about the purchase contracts that people sign and don't read, or fully understand.

Real estate is certainly no exception, although I suspect the awards are not quite what we hear about for personal injury and similar. If there were our E and O would go through the roof as malpractice insurance has.

Jeff

Carie, our litigious world has made life  very complicated.  I hope you made a trip to Chicago!

Thanks Carie, common sense is seldom as common as it should be, now I am looking forward to the video that Kerrie suggested.

When we purchased a chain saw last year, there was an illustration that informed the buyer not to cut a tree branch while you were sitting on it.  And it showed the stick figure cutting the part of the branch between where they were sitting and the trunk of the tree.  Are you kidding me????

You had me at the title Carie.  Seems so silly and has for years - who does't know how to use a seat belt. Common sense......ahhhhhhhhhh wouldn't that be nice to bring it back into style.

Truly amazing isn't it.  I think the worst place that CYA carries over in our world is with Home Inspectors. Really, did I need you to spell out to my buyer that the carpet "is nearing the end of it's useful life"?  Has some home inspector been sued because the carpet quit working right after closing?

Too funny!

Cyndi

I tend to try to watch and listen...again out of courtesy more than anything else. Perhaps, they assume there are always new fliers on board, who might not realize the importance of a snug fitting seat belt...and of course, you are right...we are a litigious society. A great illustration Carin as to the importance of crossing our i's dotting out t's and making sure we comply with all the rules and regulations set forth in agency law.

Carrie,

I get your point about our litigious society, I thought I might share my 2 cents about seatbelts:

I think a good pre-flight check is helpful even if you think you already know how to buckle the belt. Easy to forget how dangerous an aircraft can be when it gets in to trouble. I have flown more than the average person and know firsthand how important it is to listen to safety instructions. Being buckled in nice and snug saved my life on a rough landing in Salt Lake. The plane blew a tire on landing in a major snowstorm, the fuselage cracked, I thought we might crash - it was pretty rough. They show you how to buckle up because if you leave it too loose, your head hits the ceiling in turbulance. The best point they make during the seatbelt lesson is how to pull on the end to tighten it. It is the only thing keeping you from tossing about the aircraft like a rag doll when something happens. There is good reason other than CYA that they repeat it so often.

.......excellent blog today!

I'm catching up from a vacation to California so I was recently flying.  I am the one person who watches the flight attendant's demo.  I hate flying!  I know how to fasten my seat belt, but I know if the oxygen masks ever fell down I'd forget how to use them out of panic.  So I always watch that demo and also the flotation device.  I'm sure if the need arises I'll have a heart attack first anyway, but just in case...

I do think it's more than CYA for airlines and it's protocol, just as we are expected to abide by real estate laws and ethics (and purchase E & O insurance).  I've read that during crashes where there is a chance of survival, those that heed the demos/instructions have a better chance of staying alive.  I fly an average of about 3 times a year so I need that refresher course.  I do understand your post, though.

The McDonalds coffee incident is a whole 'nother story!