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Fatality at Six Flags Over Georgia
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:31 pm
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:31 pm
Passenger allegedly fell off of the roller coaster Goliath. Horrible.
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This post was edited on 10/12/26 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:32 pm to Hoyt
The link isn’t working.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:33 pm to Hoyt
Link doesn’t work.
Anyway, I suspect the number of incidents like this will only increase as we continue to cut costs to save a buck
Anyway, I suspect the number of incidents like this will only increase as we continue to cut costs to save a buck
This post was edited on 10/12/26 at 4:34 pm
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:34 pm to Hoyt
From reddit:
If a restraint failed, that's massive. That's unheard of.
quote:
I was next in line to get on Goliath. Someone did in fact fall out. The train pulled into the station, all the riders were distressed, and a man who was sitting next to the seat that failed was screaming that whoever was sitting next to him fell out. The seats restrain was completely unlatched and unlocked with no one in the seat. Very sad and surreal to see a train return with the seat up and unlocked while people are crying and yelling to get off.
If a restraint failed, that's massive. That's unheard of.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:35 pm to Hoyt
I’ll never have to worry about this
I’m deathly afraid of roller coasters
. Not so much heights..
I’m deathly afraid of roller coasters
. Not so much heights.. Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:36 pm to BottomlandBrew
Link fixed. Sorry about that. Fat fingered it.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:36 pm to BottomlandBrew
I've ridden that ride many times.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:36 pm to BottomlandBrew
Ive never been on a roller coaster that completely relied on a restraint
Usually g forces keep you in seat. Restraints are just extra
Usually g forces keep you in seat. Restraints are just extra
This post was edited on 10/12/26 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:40 pm to BottomlandBrew
quote:
If a restraint failed, that's massive. That's unheard of.
Looks like it was a leg hold? I'm going to make a asshat guess and assume the rider was likely too big for the restraint and the employees failed to say something.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:40 pm to Cosmo
quote:On this ride and many like it the drops lift you off of your seat. The lap restraint is all that is keeping you in your seat.
Ive never been on a roller coaster that completely relied on a restraint
Usually g forces keep you in seat
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:41 pm to Cosmo
quote:
Usually g forces keep you in seat. Restraints are just extra
Goliath has maximum negative G's of -1.2. You're not staying in your seat if the restraints aren't down.
Looks like Six Flags has shut down all B&M hypers across their entire portfolio.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:41 pm to Jake88
...and don't work correctly if you're fat.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:41 pm to Cosmo
quote:
Ive never been on a roller coaster that completely relied on a restraint
Usually g forces keep you in seat. Restraints are just extra
I was going to say this, centrifugal force usually pushes back its often not easy to raise your arms. But I'm sure there's certain places where theres little to none?
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:42 pm to BottomlandBrew
Didn’t someone in Orlando fall from one of those tower drop rides at a sketchy park a few years ago? Don’t remember if that was restraint failure.
Usually a part of the premium for paying for a nicer park is all the additional safety testing.
Usually a part of the premium for paying for a nicer park is all the additional safety testing.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:45 pm to Centinel
Now some people purposely prevent the lap bar from being pushed down by the attendant so that when they descend the hill they can float out if their seat against the lax bar for longer.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:46 pm to athenslife101
quote:
Usually a part of the premium for paying for a nicer park is all the additional safety testing.
This is why I don't go on rides at the fair. I'm not trusting my life to a ride that was assembled by an otherwise homeless person that smells like cabbage and probably has more fingers than teeth (who, no doubt is likely missing some fingers).
This post was edited on 10/12/26 at 4:47 pm
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:48 pm to athenslife101
quote:
Didn’t someone in Orlando fall from one of those tower drop rides at a sketchy park a few years ago? Don’t remember if that was restraint failure.
That kid was too big for the restraints and should have not been allowed on. Th restraint was never engaged due to his size.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:48 pm to athenslife101
quote:
Didn’t someone in Orlando fall from one of those tower drop rides at a sketchy park a few years ago? Don’t remember if that was restraint failure.
That was a gigantic dude who wasn’t properly locked into the restraints. They should’ve never let him on the ride.
I’ll never forget the sound from that video.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:49 pm to CaptainsWafer
quote:
The link isn’t working
Neither was the roller coaster
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:55 pm to baldona
That would be the centripetal force - centrifugal force being the false force that makes us feel like we're falling outward attributable to the angular momentum outpacing the true centripetal force because the former has a quadratic component.
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