Star Trek: Why do spaceships have seatbelts if no one uses them?

• Starfleet starships are equipped with seat belts, but hardly any officers use them.
• While in the 1960s no one thought to equip the Enterprise with belts, today the Starfleet officers’ decision to do without seems almost like a logic hole.
• On the bridge, the crew gets a lot of shaking when there is turbulence. But “Lower Decks” emphasizes once again: There are belts!

After the finale of “Star Trek: Lower Decks,” fans are now waiting for new stories from the “Star Trek” universe. But first, “Lower Decks” once again leaves us with a funny piece of food for thought: Why do Starfleet officers so rarely use the seat belts on board starships?

In numerous “Star Trek” series from “Star Trek” to “Star Trek – The Next Generation” to “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” we see the captains walking around on the bridge, but the seat belts are rarely fastened, nevertheless These are now mandatory in every car and plane. So why not in space in the future?

Star Trek: Starfleet officers flying around look much more dynamic than those strapped in!

In the final episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4, we see Mariner strapping the Genesis Project aboard the USS Passaro to keep it from rolling around. She doesn’t wear her seatbelt herself. The scene once again underlines that Starfleet starships do indeed have seat belts, but Starfleet officers rarely use them.

But what is that actually about? In fact, there is no logical reason why the bridge crew should forego this useful safety device, other than that it looks cooler to those watching when the officers fly around whenever things get bumpy. It would be pretty boring if the straps held everything.

In addition, the Starfleet officers often walk around, so they would otherwise have to buckle up and unbuckle themselves every time, which would be exhausting to watch in the long run. And on a visual level, of course, the belts don’t look quite as stylish as the bright uniforms.

The reason why this safety device didn’t make it into the “Star Trek” universe in the first place is probably because seat belts weren’t yet common practice in cars in the 1960s when “Star Trek” was filmed, so they simply weren’t used idea came. By the way, this was changed in Star Trek: The Movie when Kirk buckles up.

However, not much of it remained. Since then, Starfleet officers on the bridge usually only buckle up when things get tough or in shuttles that start to shake much faster than large starships such as the USS Enterprise.

It is unlikely that we will see seat belts more often in the future. But that’s why we don’t watch “Star Trek”. What awaits us next is “Star Trek: Discovery” season 5. We list all the “Star Trek” new releases for you!