There're primarily for turbulence. They don't help much if the plane crashes. On a train

it would be safer if all seats faced backwards.

Posted By: The Gaffer on June 20th 2026 at 10:59:04

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Trains must have seat belts (n/m) (General Chat) - KevinBond, Jun 20, 10:08:56
- Ridiculous over reaction (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 20, 11:07:04
- No railway system in the world does that (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 20, 10:26:35
  - Yeah but planes have to have them (n/m) (General Chat) - KevinBond, Jun 20, 10:46:15
    - There're primarily for turbulence. They don't help much if the plane crashes. On a train (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Jun 20, 10:59:04
      - If only trains travelled in one direction. 🤔 (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jun 20, 13:06:29
        
        Good point... (n/m) (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Jun 20, 20:46:22
        
        Liam would still fall out (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jun 20, 14:42:27
      - As you probably know,military troop carrier aircraft have seats facing backwards (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 20, 12:25:15
  - And fatalities are now incredibly rare in the UK (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Jun 20, 10:33:15
    - possibly the safest form of transport in the UK (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 20, 11:03:37
      - 👍 (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Jun 20, 11:25:53
- Trains need enough seats for all passengers first (n/m) (General Chat) - seminated_woolly, Jun 20, 10:26:26
  - is that really pracitual (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 20, 11:12:04
    - ^^^ Practical ^^^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 20, 11:13:26
      - Not on the GY to Norwich trains on matchdays (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 20, 14:33:55

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