OK, quick question from a humble SLF who also has had the misfortune to grow to 6'5". I have long since accepted that those of us of a more sensible height are always going to have to pay more for clothes, shoes, airline seats, etc.. If I am on a short-haul holiday flight I normally just stand in the aisle for most of the flight (after all, I stand on the tube for about an hour each morning, why not on a plane?). Longer flights I pay the extra for an escape exit seat or similar.
However, I was just wondering what the safety rules are given that whenever I fly sitting in a standard economy seat my legs are so crushed up against the seat ahead that I couldn't hope to get out quickly in the event of an emergency?