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ManyShadesOf

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35. So it's required that you throw your hands up in the air when you ride?

Reply to Woody Woodpecker (Original post)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 12:01 PM

Jun 2012

He's got the butt for the seat, the feet for the floor, the money for the ticket and the patience to wait an hour. Let the man ride! (If their safety straps only hold you in at the last moment by your hands, they gots trubble)

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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