Essayist demonstrates the pointlessness of federal regulation

Posted Sunday, July 1, 2001 1:15 PM | Contributed by Jeff

While enthusiasts get all fired up about the insanity and stupidity of proposed federal regulation of amusement rides, a columnist for the site Reason takes a cooler, more level headed approach. Perhaps his best point: All parks are accountable to state or local inspection, not to mention the paranoid insurance underwriters.

Read the column on Reason.

Zero-G

Sunday, July 1, 2001 1:56 PM

Hey, a Sunday news update! This is new.

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Jes
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Lynch

Sunday, July 1, 2001 2:14 PM

What a great article. Not only does it use the term "Wild Ass Guess," it was written by a Lynch. :)

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Matt Lynch
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bigkirby

Sunday, July 1, 2001 3:39 PM

I love the way the IAAPA defends coasters :) They managed to get Markey into it (again) *** This post was edited by bigkirby on 7/1/2001. ***

Jim Fisher

Monday, July 2, 2001 7:02 PM

As my previous post noted, nearly all of Markey's statistics are bogus. Even Lynch quotes Markey's phony mortality rate which is twice the actual rate.

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