Do you mean the submitted article? I don't think I mentioned the g forces.
I totally agree though. The g limit acceptable, especially in a reclined couch, is much higher than is applied. Would be a trade off with speed and curve radius. Regarding stopping I agree even more (yes, even more than totally). Trying to limit the design 'emergency' G to 1g lateral (so 1.4g net) is about as reasonable as trying to limit the design g in a plane crash to 1g lateral. As a passenger my main concern in an infrequent emergency is that I a) don't die and b) am not significantly injured. If it happens once in a hundred thousand journeys and I walk away with light bruising from the harness, I couldn't care less.
I totally agree though. The g limit acceptable, especially in a reclined couch, is much higher than is applied. Would be a trade off with speed and curve radius. Regarding stopping I agree even more (yes, even more than totally). Trying to limit the design 'emergency' G to 1g lateral (so 1.4g net) is about as reasonable as trying to limit the design g in a plane crash to 1g lateral. As a passenger my main concern in an infrequent emergency is that I a) don't die and b) am not significantly injured. If it happens once in a hundred thousand journeys and I walk away with light bruising from the harness, I couldn't care less.