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In the discussion thread: Man with no hands forbidden to ride rollercoasters [View all]

Response to rfranklin (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 03:48 PM

cstanleytech (5,292 posts)

21. Not to mention the other passengers could sue six flags for emotional trauma if

not physical if he was injured in front of them on the ride or injured them himself if he went flying out of the seat.

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35 replies	Author	Time	Post
Man with no hands forbidden to ride rollercoasters [View all]	Woody Woodpecker	Jun 2012	OP
Let him sign a waiver and ride	B2G	Jun 2012	#1
How?	rug	Jun 2012	#8
How to get him to sign a liability waiver?	B2G	Jun 2012	#12
Or his mouth...or a prosthetic hand to hold the pen...! nt	MADem	Jun 2012	#13
It's a safety issue...if he was injured there would be liability...	rfranklin	Jun 2012	#2
they dont "let" people ride with their hands up they're told not to do that but people being what	leftyohiolib	Jun 2012	#16
Not to mention the other passengers could sue six flags for emotional trauma if	cstanleytech	Jun 2012	#21
"safety issue"... How?	PavePusher	Jun 2012	#25
Sometimes it's better to err on the side of caution.	OnyxCollie	Jun 2012	#3
he should get a couple of old school hooks....	IamK	Jun 2012	#32
Odd. My experience on most roller coasters is that my hands have nothing to do. . .	Journeyman	Jun 2012	#4
I was almost tossed from the Rebel Yell	abelenkpe	Jun 2012	#11
And when you got off the ride you cried "More, more, more!"?	Chiyo-chichi	Jun 2012	#17
Billy Idol!	abelenkpe	Jun 2012	#27
Judging from the name of the ride and your presence here on DU now, I would	coalition_unwilling	Jun 2012	#19
Thank you! :) nt	abelenkpe	Jun 2012	#28
Which Rebel Yell?	obamanut2012	Jun 2012	#22
The one just north of Richmond, VA nt	abelenkpe	Jun 2012	#26
I've ridden that one	obamanut2012	Jun 2012	#31
Questions after legless veteran falls from roller coaster in New York state	Ian David	Jun 2012	#5
Legs keep the body restrained in RCs, not the hands	DaveJ	Jun 2012	#15
My first reaction is that 'holding on' should never be a consideration	petronius	Jun 2012	#6
Yeah, that's where I'm stuck too.	AtheistCrusader	Jun 2012	#10
I totally agree.	surrealAmerican	Jun 2012	#34
Safety first	abelenkpe	Jun 2012	#7
I'm a little confused what having no hands has to do with being safe in the ride.	AtheistCrusader	Jun 2012	#9
This is the same park where a patron lost their legs on a ride 5 years ago	RZM	Jun 2012	#14
Another Six Flags in Md. had a girl die when she got tossed off the coaster, iirc	Blue_Tires	Jun 2012	#20
Um... which lawsuit are you referring to?	cthulu2016	Jun 2012	#18
as has been stated upthread, if the coaster requires you to hang on with your hands for safety..	frylock	Jun 2012	#24
i've been on that coaster several times..	frylock	Jun 2012	#23
They could have told him before he waited an hour. eom	tawadi	Jun 2012	#29
It's a liability issue. Hands do help riders...	Honeycombe8	Jun 2012	#30
Last year a guy fell out of the superman ride	ejpoeta	Jun 2012	#33
So it's required that you throw your hands up in the air when you ride?	ManyShadesOf	Jun 2012	#35

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