P Plunge Declared Safe
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jeremy
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"When I take action I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive." GWB
If Intamin is denying any involvement I think this would seriously dampen there relationship with Cedar Fair, if it hasn't been dampened enough already.
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Save Cheese on a stick!
*** This post was edited by Joe E. on 9/30/2001. ***
The park claims all procedures WERE followed. I certainly don't know which of these IS true, both both CAN NOT be true. Also, Intamin claims you can't be restrained (read:lap bar restraint), AND turn around in your seat, which also seems to be, at the very least debatable. Note: park officials say that her seat belt and lap bar "were in their correct and locked position" when her boat returned to the dock.
Somewhere in these statements lie the actual facts, and the ensuing lawsuits will hinge on those facts. I'll go out on a limb, LOL, and predict an out-of-court settlement.
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--Dave Althoff, Jr.
It wasn't open today.
I will believe it when I read it from a reliable source.
Now I know the ride is safe, but it seems that they have only begun to investigate this case.
they haven't declared anything yet.
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Knotts Halloween Haunt!!
29 years and still screaming.
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gatorwoodie said:
"Meanwhile, at least three passengers who were in the same boat as the victim say that ride operators did not check to make sure that the seat belts of riders on the left side of the boat had been fastened before the ride began.The park claims all procedures WERE followed. I certainly don't know which of these IS true, both both CAN NOT be true. "
Strangely enough, both could be true. Maybe it's NOT park policy to check the seat belt. I know several parks dont check seatbelts on some coasters (CP and Mean Streak comes to mind) though admittedly I've seen the belts checked on the two Intamin coasters I've ridden (SFA & CP) and they use similar restraints.
Oh and RideMan, what are you thinking? Email me if you dont want it public.
jeremy
--with piqued interest
CoasterFanMatt said:
I don't know what you are talking about, that Perilous Plunge has been declared safe.
It wasn't open today.
I will believe it when I read it from a reliable source.
Now I know the ride is safe, but it seems that they have only begun to investigate this case.
they haven't declared anything yet.
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Knotts Halloween Haunt!!
29 years and still screaming.
That does not necessarily mean the ride is open now. That was just a statement from the manufacturer after the firm took their own inspection on their own product. How the hell in the world would that have to mean the ride is open? It will open after further investigations and until they can come up with a definite answer to this tragedy, the ride will still be standing idle. It was JUST a statement. Did that press release say anything about the ride running again? Please people, read things with perciseness. And I really get agitated by people who are always slow on the news. You're either in a cave or you're not.
BeastieBrent said:
"When did You ever see Seatbelts not checked at CP?"
Umm..every time I've ridden Mean Streak. Oh sure, they check the lapbars, but I dont remember them tugging on the seatbelt. Same goes for Magnum and Gemini. Now on Millie, they actually *do* pull on the belt, but that's the only one I recall.
jeremy
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"When I take action I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive." GWB
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*** This post was edited by DWeaver on 10/1/2001. ***
DWeaver said:
How about a system which would not allow the train to move unless restraints and seltbelts are fastened. -----------------
I believe the B&M inverted coasters have this safety measure with the OTSR's and the seatbelts that lock into them.
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Jeff said:
I don't think the inverters can detect restraint positions, but apparently the hypers can (wasn't that Legendary's ride?). The only contact on the inverters is a long bar that pushes down on a lever to release the restraints. The hypers have this (actually I think the bar is in sections by car) as well as some kind of electrical bus to convey control logic.
100% correct, Jeff. The three B&M's in existence that I know of to have this are Raging Bull, Apollo's Chariot, and Nitro. They're called "contacts" (SFGAd calls 'em stingers) and they're what makes the "clickclickclick" as you leave/enter the station.
That's why I think the hyper trains are the safest yet. There really isn't a place for error. Every lap bar must be down a certain number of clicks (three) or that train "ain't goin' no wheres."
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Nitro, Legend, and IOA. Is there anything better?
coasterkingoftheworld said:
2Hostyl (Jeremy) is absolutely correct regarding many coaster ops at CP and other parks not checking seat belts. There are always going to be spots where belts are not checked due to amounts of riders and rides per hour needed to be accomplished. If you are STUPID enough to ride without a seatbelt, you deserve all the consequences it can bring. Perhaps, the next step is automatic belting of passengers in coaster trains? This could avoid some problems and issues for everyone.
Seatbelts are checked visually on these rides. As ops check the bars by pulling up (and maybe pushing down if someone's being shady), they look to see that the seatbelt is buckled. The lapbar is the primary means of restraint and thus it has to be checked to make sure it is locked properly. The seatbelt is a backup - there mainly for insurance reasons. If I remember correctly, Magnum (as well as many rides) did not even have seatbelts in the first year or so of its existence. Even though they are a secondary restraint device, in the event that a belt is seen unbuckled on the way out of the station, the ops will stop the train (either in the station or the base of the lift) to correct it. Also, saying that belts are not checked because of capacity concerns is rediculous no matter which park/ride you are talking about. Safety comes first at any park, including CP! It just happens to be that CP does a very good job with capacity as well.
Having said that, I think RideMan and I might be thinking along the same lines. I haven't talked to him, so I could be wrong. If what I am thinking is the case, then I think we'll end up seeing modifications to all of the Intamin hyper/giga trains. I think we're still dealing with rider stupidity/improper riding, but it is something that will have to be dealt with. It wouldn't have to be as drastic as an OTSR and shouldn't need to affect rider comfort too much either.
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-Matt
2001 Magnum Crew
*** This post was edited by MDOmnis on 10/1/2001. ***
I worry about that because if she was standing, the profile doesn't seem to fit the classic thrill-seeking-idiot profile, in which case it seems to me that if she was standing, it may have more to do with whatever else she was doing in that boat.
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
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