View of an emergency exit in a plane. Good news—it would be physically impossible to open the door mid-flight, but there are serious consequences for people who try. The most important thing in the ...

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s emergency exits are a gauntlet of dangers, with crumbling walls, exposed wiring — and even broken handrails on paths 30 feet above ground, a scathing new ...

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Air travel safety protocols often raise questions—like why tray tables must be locked, window shades open, and seats upright during takeoff and landing. While such precautions are routine, one ...

An unruly JetBlue passenger opened an overwing exit on a flight attempting to leave Boston on Monday, causing the aircraft to deploy its emergency slide. The incident, which took place at Boston Logan ...

Metro’s emergency exits have been plagued with problems that could make it impossible for riders to flee if necessary, such as locked doors, equipment blocking the exits, collapsed stairs and escape ...

A 25-year-old man who had just arrived in Sichuan, China, was fined more than $11,000 for opening the plane’s emergency door because the air felt “stuffy.” The man, identified only as Chen, had just ...

A passenger is under police investigation after touching an emergency exit handle on a commercial aircraft while it sat on ...

Imagine hearing the fire alarm in your dorm or apartment. Where do you go? Do you know where the fire exits are? You only have a few seconds, so you better think on your feet. I’m sure we all remember ...