how to stop pax taking hand luggage in evacuation?

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Originally Posted by riff_raff

No overhead storage of anything other than pillows, blankets or soft articles of clothing (coats, hats, etc) would eliminate the need for doors.

The emergency evacuation qualification test procedures should also be revised to take into account a large percentage of passengers ignoring the exit instructions they were given prior to take-off and the significant delay this creates. Take a look at this video of the emergency evacuation qual test for the A380. One thing you'll clearly note is that not a single passenger stops to grab baggage from the overheads, or is even carrying anything like a purse or laptop case during the procedure. Compare that to the situation shown in this video of the recent 777 accident.

comparison of the two videos makes it abundantly clear that passengers delaying to get carry-on COULD cause deaths. It's intuitively obvious: a 380 was evacuated in 78 seconds. That could easily be stretched to 3-4 minutes if people grab carry-on. If the cabin bursts into flames 100 seconds after landing, that will lead to many deaths. The argument that "in no recent crashes have pax taking luggage with them caused deaths" has no credibility. Video like that of the 380 could be included in my proposed video for inclusion in the safety briefing. Remember: it is possible to change human behavior, and you don't the message to get thru to 100% of people: 90% will be enough, because if every luggage-grabber is surrounded by people who've got the message, they'll abandon their attempt to take luggage.