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		cududa on May 23, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Someone in New York is pulling emergency brakes, d... Because motion sickness. I can absolutely never sit backwards even on a train, and plane take offs make me queezy as it is. I suspect there are people with much worse motion sickness issues

jessaustin on May 23, 2019 [–]

All air passengers are less safe, just so some people can be more comfortable? That is not optimal.

cududa on May 24, 2019 | | [–]

I would literally vomit everywhere if forced into such a configuration. At that point it becomes everyone’s problem.

ThrustVectoring on May 23, 2019 | | [–]

Air travel is safe enough as it is.

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