Although most air crashes are devastating and difficult to survive, experts believe that choosing the right seat when flying can greatly increase the chances of survival.
Ed Galea, a professor at the University of Greenwich, said he studied 100 air crashes in 25 years and interviewed about 1,900 survivors, and found that sitting close to the aisle or near the exit, the chances of survival are greater than.
“Sitting in the back seat improves the survival rate by 40%.”
In addition, the popular science magazine Popular Mechanics also once counted air crashes that occurred in 1971 and found that passengers who chose the back row of seats were safer than those in front, with a 40% higher chance of survival.
And if the plane crashed nose-first, like the Eastern Airlines flight, Discovery once tested for this situation, the team used “crash in the desert” as the theme, arranged a Boeing 727, installed 38 cameras and sensors on it, the experimental results show that the nose first crash, the front row The first to seventh rows of seats were the worst, and the survival rate of passengers in the five rows of seats near the exit was higher.
According to “ABC News” reported that the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board through the data statistics, every 1.2 million flights will have an unfortunate accident, in addition to the choice of seats to improve the survival rate, but also in the seat to do preventive measures.
The following are 4 recommendations for self-preservation.
1. Fasten seat belts to prevent falling from throwing off the seat or colliding with other objects.
2. Identify the location of emergency exits.
3. Remain calm and listen to the flight attendant’s instructions.
4. Maintain a safe posture with feet flat on the ground and carry-on luggage under the seat to achieve a cushion effect.
According to the 1989 British Airways Flight 92 crash, 79 of the 126 people on the plane survived, with many of them suffering fractures or serious breaks below the knees because their legs were stretched out during the process, or their feet were leaning on the front seat.
In any case, it is good to travel by any means of transportation and one should maintain the highest level of vigilance to put oneself in the safest possible position to reduce injuries caused by possible regrettable events.
