restraints

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Magnum "Candy" Man said:
I agree with Greg. At Coaster Solace, they SLOWLY pushed the bars down to a snug position. Then they would give a good tug on the seatbelt. Not once did I get jammed. Like ride ops on Expedition GeForce in Germany. That was insane!

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Yeah, but it´s great fun to see the reactions of some people to that. I can tell, because I work in SF Holland in summers, and closing the lapbars on Goliath is always great fun...:

-pffff

-auch!!

-does it really need to be closed that tight??

-I´ll sue you!!

-I gotta go pee...

-etc. etc.

Tightening a restraint to the point of discomfort is unnecessary on any ride. Ride operators should make sure the restraint and seat belt are tight, however it is just cruel if they hurt you or even make you uncomfortable.

I have been stapled before on some rides at Cedar Point. I remember once a ride on Magnum was very painful after a ride host leaned into my lap bar with all his weight. That is cruel and I hope they disciplined that host. But making a restraint snug is another story.

It is a fine line between snug and pain. Having the operator push your bar gently down snug with you is appropriate, slamming it down with all their weight, or even receiving comments like gijs just stated are uncalled for.

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Eric Morrison (Coast)
Point Hype
http://www.pointhype.com

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steelrider33 said:
I guess like most things, after so long they start to get lazy, and untill aother fatal incident happens at Knotts, we will be able to breath on rides again.

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Yeah, that must be it...

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What is most anticipated event of 2003? the debut of Dragster, the release of Metallica's new album, the release of Terminator 3, or the release of Matrix:Reloaded...tough call.

What I did at SFH was not unnecesary. But the what I meant was the difference between slowly closing the restraint and closing it a little bit faster. That gives a unsuspected surprise for the riders... I did NOT insinuate closing a restraint too hard (so that it hurts) on purpose.

When I do close a restraint roughly, the rider is someone I know, and when that person knows I´m justing playing......

Yeah, but be careful with that. I knew some employees last year that would falsely accuse ride hosts of doing this they really hadn't done, just for the fact they didn't like them. That was stepping to a new low.

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MANTIS ROCKS 2002 & 2003