Date: 5/2/2004 7:23:00 AM
From Authorid: 23075
I was wondering the same thing as his mother...why would they let him on that ride in the first place....wonder what this will do for those Six Flag commercials now  |
Date: 5/2/2004 7:24:00 AM
From Authorid: 62570
This is why I worry. *Alexa~Angel*  |
Date: 5/2/2004 7:39:00 AM
From Authorid: 62634
Just another reason to NOT ride the roller coaster. -super sonic  |
Date: 5/2/2004 7:40:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 42522
yeah, I really dislike roller coasters!  |
Date: 5/2/2004 7:46:00 AM
From Authorid: 18527
They let him on the ride because he obviously wanted to ride it, maybe it was suicide or something...  |
Date: 5/2/2004 7:59:00 AM
From Authorid: 8278
wow! i have to make sure i save this and show it to my husband. we go to the six flags at darien lake and the superman roolercoaster is his favorite ride. i also was wondering the same as his mother. if he was that handicapped, why did they even let him ride it? it is scary though. my mother and i and our kids (my 9 year old son and 10 year old sister) are leaving thursday for disney world and we all love rollercoasters. now i am going to have the thought of this when we go. i have been on many many rollercoasters and i often wonder, with as tightly as i am strapped in, how do people fall out? unless there is something wrong with their safty bars (which is a big fear i have when i go on) i am always afraid that as the ride takes off, my bar won't be locked. *shivers*  |
Date: 5/2/2004 8:42:00 AM
From Authorid: 38406
I always dislike roller coasters. I think I went on one roller coaster in my whole life. He obviously wanted to go on the roller coaster. If his mother had a problem with him going on the roller coaster why did she let him go to the park in the first place? Thanks for posting!  |
Date: 5/2/2004 9:11:00 AM
From Authorid: 39957
Oh my gosh. That is so horrible.  |
Date: 5/2/2004 10:53:00 AM
From Authorid: 42259
Poor guy.Those rides always make me nervous, but I'm usually cautious at state fairs and things like that-they seem pretty shoddy.But I thought places like Disney Land and Six Flags were safe.  |
Date: 5/2/2004 11:26:00 AM
From Authorid: 3263
That is so sad   |
Date: 5/2/2004 12:27:00 PM
From Authorid: 53836
And another angel has returned home....If I died by way of roller coaster accident, at least I died doing something I love...I am, pretty sure this man felt the same way, much to his mother's diress.  |
Date: 5/2/2004 12:58:00 PM
From Authorid: 49037
I feel really bad that this happened, but I really wonder how it happened. I used to go to Six Flags Darien Lake all the time, and my favorite ride anywhere is the Superman there, which is similar (but not identical) to the one in this accident. I have ridden Superman hundreds of times, and I cannot see how anyone could fall out. I wish I knew the details of this incident. There are seatbelts and lap bars, that are very secure. You can make them very, very tight if you want to. I refuse to believe that rollercoasters in general or this one in particular are dangerous. Sure, accidents happen. And it's terrible when they do. But accidents happen everywhere. That being said, I am very sorry this accident happened, especially for the victim's mother.  |
Date: 5/2/2004 1:09:00 PM
From Authorid: 54968
That's terrible! Why would they let the poor guy on the ride in the first place?!  |
Date: 5/2/2004 4:29:00 PM
From Authorid: 58427
That is terrible I'm with SpaceCase though.  |
Date: 5/2/2004 9:10:00 PM
From Authorid: 47218
rides at amusement parks are generally very closely regulated. It's the rides at fairs and carnivals that you need to worry about. But despite every precaution, accidents still sometimes happen. Better to go out doing something you love.  |
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Date: 5/8/2004 8:52:00 AM
From Authorid: 49037
I just read something else about this... The man's mother was complaining that her son shouldn't have been let on the coaster in the first place... but he was able to get in the train by himself. According to the regulations of the ADA, if a disabled person can get into and out of a ride vehicle without assistance, he/she must be allowed to ride. If the park had not allowed him to ride, they would have been discriminating against him. |
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Date: 5/8/2004 8:53:00 AM
From Authorid: 49037
I just read something else about this... The man's mother was complaining that her son shouldn't have been let on the coaster in the first place... but he was able to get in the train by himself. According to the regulations of the ADA, if a disabled person can get into and out of a ride vehicle without assistance, he/she must be allowed to ride. If the park had not allowed him to ride, they would have been discriminating against him, so they didn't really have a choice. They had no way of knowing that an accident would happen. |
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Date: 5/8/2004 9:07:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 42522
Wow..thats insane! |
