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We now have electric emergency exit locks on some models (no good Idea IMHO) to prevent passengers from opening them if not desired, it would be a piece of cake to have electric locks on the bins. They may actually even prevent them from opening during hard landings if designed accordingly.
I don't think people evaluate the situation and 'form a view', I think it is sheer mindless habit that you get your bag before you get off. I understand that, even in an obviously life threatening situation, many passengers automatically head for the front left because that is how they boarded.
Thus I think that locked overhead bins would make the situation worse as passengers would stand around aimlessly fiddling with the catches and waiting for the bins to be unlocked.