B&M hyper coaster restraint question

Well, one thing that I would assume is that, even if the locks fail, the restraints wouldn't just fly up forcibly out of the person's hands. Also most B&M's have those... pieces that stick out to your side on the seat. I don't think that the forces would be strong enough to toss the rider out as long as they had something to hold on to. The one thing to take into consideration is that, most people would freak out if their restraint flew up while they were on a rollercoaster, which may cause them to be too panicked (sp?) and scared to grab on to something. They may even.. flinch or spaz or something and throw themselves off balance.

Of course all of this stuff is kind of.. an EXTREME circumstance, but I'm sure B&M restraints have more than enough failsafes on them to prevent these situations from occuring.

The hammerhead it the turnaround that's almost overbanked. Silver Star has one as well and Goliath almost has one sort of maybe a little.

The B&M shoulder restraint locking system is one the best designed systems ever installed in a roller coaster. The lock has 2 round "toothed" sprocket looking things behind the seat and just below where the the shoulder restraints hinge. There are numerous "pawls" (little spring loaded latches that click on these sprockets when you lower the unit) this is the clicking you hear. There is redundency in these numerous "pawls". Also there is a backup lock that should the main lock fail, the shoulder restraint will only come up in about 4 to 6" intervals. This is regulated by a backup devise mounted in the same area and is locked and released without the usual noise you hear by the clicking sound. Claude Mabillard (the M in B&M) designed this system. Matter of fact he is responsible for the design of all the trains they ever manufactured. He is one of the best mechanical engineer/design engineer I have ever seen.

So who would like to volunteer to try the no restraint on a B&M hyper test? Not me.

I'd do it.

I'd do it with their hypers and loopers. Maybe not some of the older standups, like the Vortexes or Iron Wolf, and probably not the flyers. ;)
*** Edited 1/12/2006 6:08:47 AM UTC by GoliathKills***

At least the restraint-less flyers would be a short trip.

Train moves from sitting to flying position. Rider falls face first to the loading platform. Thats the end of that. :)

i was riding medusa las year & i was wonder if i would fall out if the harness wasn't there.. i asked my buddy i was w/ & he also wondered so we re-rode a few times. we sat relaxed & left the harness a click loose (w/ the ride ops always pushing them down it could be difficult to achieve i just leaned foward.. idk if my friend was tight or not i wasn't concerned either) anyway.. we stayed relaxed through the course to really feel any G forces. But we came to the conclusion that you would likly fall out if the restraint were to fail, at least in the case of medusa. THere were a few instances where i was actually restained by the restraint (who knew?) as for nitro, i remain curious. the reclined seat may make a comesloose pull it back in