Intamin restraints called into question after recent accident

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The death of a Bloomfield man Saturday at the Six Flags New England amusement park was at least the fifth time since 1999 that a rider has fallen from a ride made by Intamin AG, the manufacturer of Six Flags' Superman Ride of Steel roller coaster. Massachusetts officials call for any rides with restraints similar to the Intamin T-bar to be closed while the state investigates.

Read more from The Hartford Courant.

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If anything, the seat belts become an essential part of the restraint simply by being installed. With a dual restraint system, riders become more comfortable, feel more safe, and begin to take more risks with either of the systems. We figure if we loosen one, we'll be ok because of the other one. If you just had the lap bar, I don't think so many people like me would work to keep that bar loose for airtime, knowing it was all they had.
Expedition GeForce, Goliath and Colossos are all up and running fine. I haven´t heard anything about Balder yet.
So much for the "Intamin just called"-theory.

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