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From: Walter.Siren.@p1.f8.n396.z1.fidonet.org (Walter Siren )
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Subject: Emergency exits
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Date: 10 Jul 90 20:23:32 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 PS>  then unbuckled the broken woman who was bleeding from multiple cuts 
 PS>  all over her body, and carried her, still screaming, to the emergency 
 PS>  exit over one wing.  He climbed out on to the wing and with her in 
 PS>  his arms, jumped to the ground ten feet below and began running.  

Phil, I wonder during all of this discussion that has taken place
on here, why no one brought the fact that after you jump down from
the wing you need to see where to run to, especially in a strange
place.  I would rather have someone down there first to tell me
where to go.

 PS>  from the wing.  I've told this little story because I talked with my 
 PS>  friend at length at the situation inside the plane to try and get an 
 PS>  idea of what it might be like for a blind person in the middle of 
 PS>  that panic.  If a blind person, or a sighted person for that matter, 
 PS>  were seated in an emergency exit row, and couldn't get out because of 
 PS>  injuries or because of panic, they would probably be trampled by 
 PS>  those trying to get out.  I personally think the airlines are 
 PS>  somewhat justified in this case by not allowing the blind, the young, 
 PS>  or anyone in a wheelchair in those rows.  I frankly don't want to sit 
 PS>  there because of the panic by those trying to get out.

I aggree with you.  I think we do ourselves more harm than good by
making such a cry over this subject.

                Walter

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