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Originally Posted by Hampshire Nanny
To bring the conversation back to flying, I find it amazing how often passengers near me resist wearing their seatbelts.
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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
I always wondered about that as well. I was never on really long flights so I never needed to get out of my seat so it just makes sense to leave the seat belt fastened.
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I wasn't thinking so much of the mid-flight time when the "fasten seatbelt" light has been turned off. I just cannot believe the number of people who try to avoid using their seatbelts during takeoff and landing -- or who unhitch them as soon as the wheels hit the ground.
Like most others who've posted, I keep my belt on unless I'm leaving my seat to visit the toilet. Mostly I read -- or doze since I seem to wind up on early-morning flights.
I'm just terribly pleased that airlines in the USA no longer require you to turn off your e-reader during takeoff and landing. That means I don't have to carry both the Kindle and a paperback onto the flight. (That's how I wound up leaving the Kindle in a seat-back pocket!!) Since I plan on reading for the entire flight, no matter how long it might be, I charge up the Kindle the night before I fly. So, unless I forget, these new rules won't affect me. Though, I do have to make sure that I don't run out the laptop's battery while waiting in the terminal!