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[quote=ocnjgirl;63156257]I assume it was park ride operators who told him he couldn't go on other rides individually because the safety devices weren't large enough. The chaperones would not have engineering data or know how big the seat belts were to determine which rides can sustain his size and which couldn't. Maybe they told the staff when the team arrived that this was the only appropriate ride for him. I can't see how a chaperone would be able to determine that without knowing what kind and size restraints were being used on each ride.[/QUOTE I can't argue with your logic. It's remarkable the ride seat could sustain all his weight without breaking. Anyway, I took my 4 year old nephew on a monorail ride at the zoo, he stood up from his seat for a few seconds and I didn't move quickly enough to hold him, the monorail started moving and he hit his forehead on the safety bar because he was the same height as the bar. He didn't get hurt but I learned a good lesson that day, even a "safe" ride can cause injury and I wasn't alert enough to keep him safe.
I disagree, some posts here could help save another child from the same fate, for example, maybe a parent will read this thread and decide not to let their kids go to an amusement park without supervision.
I disagree, some posts here could help save another child from the same fate, for example, maybe a parent will read this thread and decide not to let their kids go to an amusement park without supervision.
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THIS^^^^
We have to be diligent. We can't leave the details up to someone else, not when our life may depend on it. The kid was already concerned about dying on that ride, according to witnesses. He knew he wasn't secured properly in that seat.
I'm not blaming him for his death. It isn't his fault. I'm simply saying he'd be alive if he'd listened to his gut instinct and walked away from a situation that he suspected was dangerous and deadly.
That's what I want people to get through to their own kids. Don't put your safety in the hands of a carny.
I saw the manufacturer speak on camera and say that the ride will not start up if all of the "harnesses" are not completely snapped shut. If that is true then something obviously malfunctioned.
I saw a large/heavy person at a similar ride before trying to get snapped in, and the harness wouldnt close. The attendant told him that if the "light wouldn't go out" he couldn't ride the ride. It did not and the man had to leave. He understood. He had a really large belly and it kept getting pushed upward.
He had bigger breasts and belly than most women. He was morbidly obese.
His parents will surely sue asap!
Link showing he was "morbidly obese"? They should sue the park and they should win. It is all on video proving the ride attendant is 100% at fault. And really? you are going to make fun of a child? Boys and men, skinny or over weight, can have "breast".
I disagree, some posts here could help save another child from the same fate, for example, maybe a parent will read this thread and decide not to let their kids go to an amusement park without supervision.
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I agree.
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