I spent a lot of time watching TV at BAe Prestwick, waiting for the crosswind to drop below about 600kt so I could do an IR test.
On an episode of Quincy, the great investigative coroner was called upon as an expert witness in an aviation-related case, and testified to the effect that no-one has ever been saved by the liferafts in an airliner.
Quincy said it, that settles it.