Coaster that need lap bars instead of OTSR

I think most of you forget the most important factor here: Safety. Whether real or perceived, the GP wants to feel safe on a coaster. I know we would all love it if we didn't need any restraints, and that the GP didn't ride coasters so that we wouldn't have to wait in lines, but the parks want the GP to ride their coasters, so they have to make them look safe, because that is what the GP wants. Also in alot of cases the insurance companies are demanding it. Please remember that you are not the ONLY ONE riding coasters out there.

1. Insurance companies: Many of us seem to forget something about insurance companies. Insurance companies employ people called actuaries. They also employ safety inspectors, risk management specialists, and underwriters. The insurance companies probably know better than almost anybody else what makes rides safe, because they study this sort of thing. What the insurance underwriters really want and what you would expect the underwriters to want are often two very different things. Based on loss data, I'd expect that insurers would be encouraging parks to convert from shoulder bars to lap bars.

GP: The "GP" think that looping coasters are supposed to have shoulder bars because when Arrow introduced the Corkscrew in 1975, it had shoulder bars. These people have no idea what is really required to secure them in a coaster train because they never thought about it. These are the people who, by and large, when faced with a 4-point belt on a Go-Kart, will invariably tighten the shoulder straps first so that the lap belt rides up around their sternum. It's all about appearance, not safety, I guess. But there is hope. These people line up in droves to ride Flight of Fear. I had to wait in line for Lazer, Sooperdooperlooper, Scorpion, and Doppel Looping so the lack of a shoulder restraint obviously didn't scare people off from those loopers. People look at a ride and realize that so long as all the people who get on also get off, it's probably safe to ride.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

X-Flyer said:
"It would be awesome if all B&M coasters had lap bars. Imagine how different the experience would be. I'm not saying it would ever happen, but that would be scary as heck on a floorless coaster without an otsr, or on an invert."i]

Do you know what Nitro, Apollo's Chariot, and Raging Bull are? They are made by B&M...and last I checked they had lap bars.

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raptorfan00 said:
"The Steel Phantom.....;)

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1.X-Flight 2.Millennium Force 3.Superman Ultimate Escape 4.Raptor 5.Batman Knight Flight"

Exactly What He Said. That Ride Made Me Feel Like A Human Pin Ball On The Straight-Away After The First Drop.

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What I said was all B&M coasters, last time I checked, Nitro, Raging Bull, and Appollo's Chariot aren't all of B&M's coasters. Like I said about the inverts, it wouldn't happen, but it would be awesome.
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