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re: Mardi Gras Krewes expect big changes to parades in 2021
Posted on 2/26/20 at 5:28 pm to MrLSU
Posted on 2/26/20 at 5:28 pm to MrLSU
quote:
“Maybe a flexible guardrail between the tandem sections that could actually have a kill switch that would make the tractor stop if someone hit the guard rail.”
Holy shite did they poll a school of kindergartners for this idea?
Other ideas included censors on all the float wheels that detected if they were running over humans and fricking laser beams that zapped intruders that got too close to floats or 610 stompers.
This post was edited on 2/26/20 at 5:31 pm
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Posted on 2/26/20 at 5:35 pm to MrLSU
Unloading the burden on the organizations will not fix this.
Everyone has to take responsibility to prevent incidents like this.
- Spectators should stay behind barricades and not gather
around floats.
- Police should keep everyone behind barricades and
should stand facing the crowds, not the floats.
- Riders should refrain from throwing to anyone in the
street.
Everyone has to take responsibility to prevent incidents like this.
- Spectators should stay behind barricades and not gather
around floats.
- Police should keep everyone behind barricades and
should stand facing the crowds, not the floats.
- Riders should refrain from throwing to anyone in the
street.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 5:37 pm to MrLSU
The best idea is actually the kill switch idea. After that they can just switch to self driving tractors that use sensors and get rid of the drivers. I wonder if parade tractor driver is a union job in New Orleans?
Posted on 2/26/20 at 5:37 pm to Giantkiller
Forcing all the parades down the same route fully barricaded is going to cause crowd safety issues. It will cause more people to camp out and increase density in those congested areas.
Maybe it is just my perception, but when the parades took varying routes around the city, the crowds never seemed that bad in anyone area - obviously certain areas were more crowded than others. The varied routes caused people to watch in different areas, and if they wanted to see more than one parade, not set up a campsite so they could move spots quicker.
Maybe it is just my perception, but when the parades took varying routes around the city, the crowds never seemed that bad in anyone area - obviously certain areas were more crowded than others. The varied routes caused people to watch in different areas, and if they wanted to see more than one parade, not set up a campsite so they could move spots quicker.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 5:41 pm to LazloHollyfeld
No way would I stand trapped between a barricade and a mass of drunk people pushing to get in front of me.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 5:46 pm to MrLSU
quote:
“Maybe a flexible guardrail between the tandem sections that could actually have a kill switch that would make the tractor stop if someone hit the guard rail
Get ready for the lawsuits of riders that fall and injure themselves when an idiots hits the gaurdtqil causing the tractor to stop abruptly and sends riders flying.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 5:47 pm to TigerDat
quote:
sends riders flying.
Then the riders should’ve been wearing their harness.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 5:48 pm to cajunTiger22
quote:
The best idea is actually the kill switch idea.
The second the drunks find out that yanking on the netting causes the float to come to a screeching halt, guess what they are going to do every block?
Posted on 2/26/20 at 5:49 pm to The Hurricane
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Then the riders should’ve been wearing their harness
Harness wont stop you from falling forward to the ground on the float. It will only prevent you from falling over the edge of the float to the ground.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 5:50 pm to MrLSU
Walkers similar to those with bands going with the floats and flexible barriers between tandems seem very reasonable. That would mitigate a good bit of the risk w/o changing the parade experience and adding much cost.
This post was edited on 2/26/20 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 2/26/20 at 5:57 pm to TigerDat
quote:
Get ready for the lawsuits of riders that fall and injure themselves when an idiots hits the gaurdtqil causing the tractor to stop abruptly and sends riders flying.
An engine kill switch isn't the same as an emergency brake. Momentum will still keep the float and tractor moving forward, for at least a few feet.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 6:00 pm to MrLSU
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barricades used to essentially have them the length of the parade routes
DO NOT WANT
I understand they are a necessity in some areas, especially around reviewing stands, but restricting the free-flow will lead to a negative experience.
Has nothing to do with barricades being unsafe, those posters saying that aren't making much sense. If they were unsafe, why are they being used now, without incident, along parts of the route?
Posted on 2/26/20 at 6:04 pm to LSUFanHouston
quote:
but restricting the free-flow will lead to a negative experience.
Imagine the line of Chads waiting to stake their ground for Endymion if it were to be moved uptown. That’s a safety concern in itself.
This post was edited on 2/26/20 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 2/26/20 at 6:06 pm to MrLSU
How about just banning idiots/potential Darwin Award winners from coming to the parades.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 6:13 pm to MrLSU
I had a friend in college that got drunk and tried to hop a fence to take a leak in someone’s yard. He was impaled (a little, missed all vital taint stuff-ER visit, no stay)
They should take down all gates/fences in NO. Then it would be safe.
They should take down all gates/fences in NO. Then it would be safe.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 6:19 pm to MrLSU
This is awesome 
Posted on 2/26/20 at 6:23 pm to jbgleason
quote:
The second the drunks find out that yanking on the netting causes the float to come to a screeching halt, guess what they are going to do every block?
You're right. We also need to electrify the netting to ward off drunken pranksters.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 6:28 pm to MrLSU
Just put a net made of bungie type cord between the tandem sections.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 6:28 pm to Jim Rockford
Naw brah, cudgels. Harken back to the old days of a posse in new orleans.
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