Cabin attendant suggestion regarding reason for seatbelt usage.

Attributes
ACN	544769
Time
Date	200204
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : off duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 3 flight attendant time total : 3
ASRS Report	544769
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : cab 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft

Narrative:

Just an idea! Maybe airlines should include why it's so necessary to wear seatbelts. A passenger viewing the mandatory video before flight fully understands the results of not wearing a seatbelt if shown possible scenarios including unexpected turbulence and stopping short on the runway during taxi. Many times I feel that passenger think flight attendants checking seatbelts is a control issue of a personal nature, not of safety.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT SUGGESTION REGARDING REASON FOR SEATBELT USAGE.

Narrative: JUST AN IDEA! MAYBE AIRLINES SHOULD INCLUDE WHY IT'S SO NECESSARY TO WEAR SEATBELTS. A PAX VIEWING THE MANDATORY VIDEO BEFORE FLT FULLY UNDERSTANDS THE RESULTS OF NOT WEARING A SEATBELT IF SHOWN POSSIBLE SCENARIOS INCLUDING UNEXPECTED TURB AND STOPPING SHORT ON THE RWY DURING TAXI. MANY TIMES I FEEL THAT PAX THINK FLT ATTENDANTS CHKING SEATBELTS IS A CTL ISSUE OF A PERSONAL NATURE, NOT OF SAFETY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.