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re: Fatality at Six Flags Over Georgia
Posted on 10/13/26 at 6:44 am to BottomlandBrew
Posted on 10/13/26 at 6:44 am to BottomlandBrew
The only handles appear to be on the actual restraint, that seems like a terrible design to me? If it’s negative G force pulling you out and the restraint fails, why not have a back up handle somewhere for safety reasons to hold onto? It would be one thing if there’s a back up buckle as said.
That does sound terrible if the guy was holding on for his life most of the ride and then failed at the very last part.
That does sound terrible if the guy was holding on for his life most of the ride and then failed at the very last part.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 6:48 am to Hondo Blacksheep
quote:Maybe they downvoted because you posted like an egghead. And the fact that you are upset by 6 downvotes is sad.
Lol ... only here could I find a half dozen people so intelligent and bold as to anonymously DV basic physics. Well by all means my friends, please continue to worship your false forces
Posted on 10/13/26 at 6:53 am to QJenk
quote:
It feels like an overreaction to tear the entire ride down.
Sadly, once the lawyers are through, the ride will probably be permanently shut down.
My theory is that big Demetrius plopped in the seat, the restraint didn't latch, but the kid working either didn't pull on it, or told him he would be fine. Was scared to tell the guy he couldn't ride. Ride takes off, and big D realizes he's in a world of shite. He hangs on for most of the ride, but the final hills and turns do him in.
Not the fault of the ride manufacturer at all. But a combination of poor operations by the staff coupled with fear of being accused of being racist, the workers should have never let that ride leave the station with him on it.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 6:56 am to Jake88
Then I will try not to post like an egghead, I was truly trying to help a brother out.
This post was edited on 10/13/26 at 7:40 am
Posted on 10/13/26 at 6:58 am to dhuck20
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It’s really sad to think he might have been fighting for his life the entire time and almost made it to the end.
I dont think he fell out by the cameras, I think he fell from another car above and landed on the car passing the cameras.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 7:07 am to UltimaParadox
Yea, I get all that. Its doesnt stop all the bad idea receptors from firing in my brain as I watch my kids walk past a carnie to get on a 40 year old roller coaster maintained by people who couldnt get a real job.
Theres no reason to be there at all, much less spending lots of money to be there. Amusement parks are awful and I hate them.
Theres no reason to be there at all, much less spending lots of money to be there. Amusement parks are awful and I hate them.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 7:14 am to BottomlandBrew
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To my recollection, Sea World and Busch Gardens don't use belts on these either.
The same manufacturer made the mako
Coaster at sea world. They shut it down early yesterday and haven’t said if they’re reopening it today.
This post was edited on 10/13/26 at 7:15 am
Posted on 10/13/26 at 7:20 am to Hondo Blacksheep
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I swear, it's like posting in Plato's Cave some days
Except in Plato’s cave, the prisoners at least had the excuse of being chained to the wall. Here, they’re doing it voluntarily, while paying Chicken’s exorbitant premium rates for the privilege.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 7:23 am to slinger1317
Safety checks would prevent the ride from leaving the loading station without lock verification.
Now, it's entirely within the realm of possibility that safety latches, proximity switches were modified in some way that bypassed this safety check.
Now, it's entirely within the realm of possibility that safety latches, proximity switches were modified in some way that bypassed this safety check.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 7:26 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:
Amusement parks are awful and I hate them
You can thank the advent of "summer passes" aka cheap day care for the locals, for this.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 7:32 am to Judnnc
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I dont think he fell out by the cameras, I think he fell from another car above and landed on the car passing the cameras.
You can see where he was sitting in the top left picture. The restraint is up which means that open seat was his. They close the restrains for the open seats on every roller coaster I’ve ever been on.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 7:41 am to East Coast Band
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Safety checks would prevent the ride from leaving the loading station without lock verification. Now, it's entirely within the realm of possibility that safety latches, proximity switches were modified in some way that bypassed this safety check.
Maybe I’m a pussy, it is what it is, but I’ve never needed a safety check on a roller coaster I’m checking that thing myself like 10 times. You gotta be some kinda ignorant or stupid to want to be on a ride that’s not properly locked down
Posted on 10/13/26 at 7:43 am to The Boat
For those pics to be captured there must be video of this
Posted on 10/13/26 at 7:50 am to carguymatt
What a horrific turn of events. For the victims family who where there to enjoy a fun day of amusement and also the passengers and patrons who had to witness the carnage and terror.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 7:51 am to slinger1317
I think I read that the ride will not launch unless all restraints are fully engaged.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 7:56 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Theres no reason to be there at all, much less spending lots of money to be there. Amusement parks are awful and I hate them.
I used to work with a guy that would spend an untold amount of money on Disney trips every summer. Now this was just him and his wife as they are mid 50's and their kid is grown up and doing his own thing.
With the kind of money they were plopping down i would have rather seen a national park out west like Glacier or the Grand Tetons, not f'ing Disney, but to each their own I guess.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 8:02 am to Judnnc
quote:Goliath does not overlap like that.
I dont think he fell out by the cameras, I think he fell from another car above and landed on the car passing the cameras.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 8:05 am to Judnnc
quote:
I dont think he fell out by the cameras, I think he fell from another car above and landed on the car passing the cameras.
If he fell 100' onto a moving car, those pictures would be a lot uglier.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 8:12 am to Jester
I take that coaster doesn't invert since it doesn't have over the shoulder restraints.
So it was 0 G why he came out?
So it was 0 G why he came out?
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