Re: Look backwards for safety

From: CurtAdams@aol.com
Date: Mon Oct 01 2001 - 14:39:49 MDT


In a message dated 10/1/01 7:04:45 AM, jonkc@worldnet.att.net writes:

>Yes I agree, so I can see how an airplane with no windows would increase
>motion
>sickness, but it's not obvious to me that just looking backwards would,
>Is this a theory
>or has anybody actually done experiments on this question?

Sorry to butt in a little late, but I recall an article in the Atlantic on
this
issue. Airlines have done research on backwards seating, as they know
it's safer, but concluded that people just don't want to sit that way. I
don't recall any actual problems, it's just that people don't like it.



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