In light of the accident Friday night, note that the restraints do not click. So the witness account on TV was incorrect. I don't think the ride operator would tell that woman "if it clicks once you're good" if the ride doesn't click.
This continuous loading system is probably a BIG reason why that woman fell out. If the car isn't completely stopped for the operators to take time & make sure each patron is secure, it's a BIG safety violation. Just stop the damn car.
They just tested this system out last year, it was never implemented and it was not in use at the time of the accident. And anyways, if you watch how slow the train is going, it allows plenty of time for them to push the lap bar down until the light indicates it's down far enough and pull back up. Just because it's moving at a snail's pace doesn't mean it's any less safe than being stopped.
Everyone who says it isn't safe. They found out it was the last being overweight. They are still trying to determine if it was their falt or the lady's
It has not been determined that anything was wrong with the woman's restraint on the ride. It's way more likely her size prevented the restraint system from properly restraining her body, but so far there's been no evidence of any mechanical failures.
I never claimed to know all the answers. What is most likely is her stomach prevented the lap bar from touching her legs/thighs and during the ride, her legs straightened and she came straight up. The trains have lights that indicate when the lap bars are down enough, but that doesn't necessarily mean the lap bar was in contact with her legs.
I seriously hate this new continuous loading procedure, you can't even get the front row hardly and it is so much slower than the original. It pisses me off now that they do this.
Read the video description. This is the new loading technique for the Texas Giant where the train never stops. People unload and load simultaneously as the train passes certain points. It's supposed to speed up dispatches.
This still makes no sense to me. I don't understand how this could possibly speed things up. This video showed the cycle taking over two minutes... Raging Bull at SFGAm can do 36 riders in a minute.
If her weight had prevented her restraint from locking in place, where was the safety feature on the ride that would have allowed the operators to discover that issue? Please enlighten me, since you seem to know all the answers.
I know how to solve this machine error, Six Flags should implement more safety precautions. For instance, optional seat belts in the carts that expand to fit anyone's waist line. If she had a seat belt on, this problem could have been avoided. Sure, plenty of people would not wear the seat belts provided, however if she mentioned that she did not feel safe the operator could have instructed her to place her seat belt on and enjoy the ride. Problem solved.
I hate this idea and it looks like it doesn't improve anything. It should be at a complete stop, it's more common sense that way for safety precautions ( I don't care how slow it goes). Just hope this doesn't continue to the recent rollar coasters now or in the future. And look the employess don't even have to walk, they just stand their to wait and check for when each restraints go by, shows a little more laziness.
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In light of the accident Friday night, note that the restraints do not click. So the witness account on TV was incorrect. I don't think the ride operator would tell that woman "if it clicks once you're good" if the ride doesn't click.
I'm pretty sure they click if they say it's supposed to click. Just because you didn't hear it on this video doesn't mean it doesn't.
This continuous loading system is probably a BIG reason why that woman fell out. If the car isn't completely stopped for the operators to take time & make sure each patron is secure, it's a BIG safety violation. Just stop the damn car.
Texas Giant uses a hydraulic system to lock its restraints. So the restraints cannot click.
So, with this new system, do the riders have seat prefernce any more? Or do you get assigned and you have to take that seat?
We use this procedure at Six Flags America on the Renegade Rapids.
They just tested this system out last year, it was never implemented and it was not in use at the time of the accident.
And anyways, if you watch how slow the train is going, it allows plenty of time for them to push the lap bar down until the light indicates it's down far enough and pull back up. Just because it's moving at a snail's pace doesn't mean it's any less safe than being stopped.
Everyone who says it isn't safe. They found out it was the last being overweight. They are still trying to determine if it was their falt or the lady's
It has not been determined that anything was wrong with the woman's restraint on the ride. It's way more likely her size prevented the restraint system from properly restraining her body, but so far there's been no evidence of any mechanical failures.
I never claimed to know all the answers. What is most likely is her stomach prevented the lap bar from touching her legs/thighs and during the ride, her legs straightened and she came straight up. The trains have lights that indicate when the lap bars are down enough, but that doesn't necessarily mean the lap bar was in contact with her legs.
I seriously hate this new continuous loading procedure, you can't even get the front row hardly and it is so much slower than the original. It pisses me off now that they do this.
Why is it going so Slow? I see they did not Fixs the Car Horn yet......
Read the video description. This is the new loading technique for the Texas Giant where the train never stops. People unload and load simultaneously as the train passes certain points. It's supposed to speed up dispatches.
Is this ride open now?
Yeah, and they stop this every other time, due to someone wanting the first seat or a guy being to damn slow. Irritates me, too.
This still makes no sense to me. I don't understand how this could possibly speed things up. This video showed the cycle taking over two minutes... Raging Bull at SFGAm can do 36 riders in a minute.
Except I've ridden it myself and it does not click. Hydraulics.
If her weight had prevented her restraint from locking in place, where was the safety feature on the ride that would have allowed the operators to discover that issue? Please enlighten me, since you seem to know all the answers.
I know how to solve this machine error, Six Flags should implement more safety precautions. For instance, optional seat belts in the carts that expand to fit anyone's waist line. If she had a seat belt on, this problem could have been avoided. Sure, plenty of people would not wear the seat belts provided, however if she mentioned that she did not feel safe the operator could have instructed her to place her seat belt on and enjoy the ride. Problem solved.
That is dangerous and espically when a women's restraint came off and died
ewww I hope they dont do this for the new SDC ride they also built.
the ladies fault
I hate this idea and it looks like it doesn't improve anything. It should be at a complete stop, it's more common sense that way for safety precautions ( I don't care how slow it goes). Just hope this doesn't continue to the recent rollar coasters now or in the future. And look the employess don't even have to walk, they just stand their to wait and check for when each restraints go by, shows a little more laziness.
You bend down and check 600 riders per hour for a 8 hour shift.