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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
MC - I agree that the two examples that you used share in the blame for their own injuries. However, designing rides that keep the riders locked in until the ride has stopped moving isn't that difficult. Do you know if either of these cases resulting in a large payout, though?
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The Raven one - I don't think so. Disneyland, yes. In fact the Disneyland one prompted the mother to launch a movement to crack down on safety at parks.
The thing about restraints is... yeah, I suppose you could put in a 5-point racing harness that is computer locked with a double-redundancy failsafe. But is that necessary on something like Big Thunder? It's not particulary tall, not particularly fast, nor particularly jerky. It is still a roller coaster, though, and its restraints will keep a rider in their seats, as long as they are not TRYING to get out. Realistically, just about anyone can wiggle their way out of almost any restraint, if they really were trying.
What about rides that are not "thrill rides" at all, like Its A Small World? It has no restraint nor height minimum at all. Couldn't someone just get up, fall in the water and drown? It all comes back to personal responsibility, you don't get up/out of a moving ride vehicle, regardless of wether or not its moving fast.
MOST accidents at amusement parks are the result of rider misconduct or the ride operator not following designated operating procedure.