How not to evacuate a plane

[Council Van]

Originally Posted by RatherBeFlying

But if the cabin air is toxic and getting worse, it's time to leave.

It would be preferable if you would be kind enough to wait until the Captain and First Officer have had time to assess the situation and then work through the Evacuation Check list if they deem it necessary and reach

item No 8: Advise the Cabin to evacuate.

Item no 8 follows

item no 7: Engine start levers (both)...............................Cut off.

If you chose to leave prior to number 7 having been carried out you might end up getting sucked into a live engine or trying to jump down a slide that is being blown around by the engine exhaust and end up falling and possibly landing on your head!

Someone always thinks they know better! However as in this unfortunate incident "if the cabin air is toxic and getting worse", it's not necessarily the time to leave.