Ashz09 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I always wanted to try it next time I go.. You just have to take your chances my guess is that hundred of thousands go on that ride each year and only have 1 hiccup a year on average. the HAS will rip this apart thoe it will need something done now. I'm one of them front row seat guys I love them. Once I got right mardy with my missus as she wouldn't go on Air when we finally got to the ride. I made her go on and she loved it.. Story of people who hate rollercoasters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I do hope the 'devastation' of the melton hierarchy is genuine though. I can believe it would be. If I owned a theme park, the point is to provide people with fun and excitement, you don't get into that business to maim people.If you own an airline, then you know jta a risk a plane might crash. And if you get on a plane, you accept that risk too. Airlines have whole teams of people making sure a crash costs them as little as possible in terms of compensation. But if I owned Merlin, I'd be properly gutted, and would want to push the boat out (as far as it is within the realms of affordability, which shouldn be an issue for a company like merlin), to see these people are looked after and massively compensated. As it is though, they probably have a similar team of lawyers working in how to make compo as cost effective as possible.There's a question though: would you sacrafice a leg for a lottery win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 There's a question though: would you sacrafice a leg for a lottery win?I'd give both and have a sexy maid that would bathe me everyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 There's a question though: would you sacrafice a leg for a lottery win?I was going to say no but it's gone up to £25 for 3 numbers now, so I'd give it serious consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Sounds like legs missing if it's "life changing injuries"or broken neck through whip lash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Im going there Thursday Pretty sure I heard on the telly today it's gonna be shut again tomorrow (Thursday) check it out before you leave home mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 2 girls and 2 boys 20 years and younger have life changing injuries.2 named see bbc, can't paste link on this tab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 2 girls and 2 boys 20 years and younger have life changing injuries.2 named see bbc, can't paste link on this tab http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-32997703 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 the closure will be the HSE. They'll be going through maintenance logs, staff training, break regimes, staffing levels, reporting procedures. Probably on every ride too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Bloody elf and safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Eddie was a postman ?Well, I post quite a bit and often the message gets delivered, so perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Well, I post quite a bit and often the message gets delivered, so perhaps.Right but back on topic this was a nasty crash and I hope the injured get well soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Pretty sure I heard on the telly today it's gonna be shut again tomorrow (Thursday) check it out before you leave home mate. It's going to be shut until they find out what went wrong.The CEO (Nick Varney) made a strange statement..."At this point I don't know if it was a technological or human error".Any rollercoaster ride in the world which allows a carriage to depart while another one is stationary on the track has failed from a technological sense, even if it is being operated by a minimum-wage school-leaver. Whereas you would dearly love to blame 'human error', I am pretty sure that the problem will lie with the ride and its fail-safe mechanisms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesterRam Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 Right but back on topic this was a nasty crash and I hope the victims get well soon. looking at the chequered career of this ride I am hoping it never works again, it was having technical difficulties before it crashed.this thing can travel at 50mph, when you crash in a car it has crumple zones and airbags which takes out most of the impact, this bad boy hit a stationary object with no protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 It's going to be shut until they find out what went wrong.The CEO (Nick Varney) made a strange statement..."At this point I don't know if it was a technological or human error".Any rollercoaster ride in the world which allows a carriage to depart while another one is stationary on the track has failed from a technological sense, even if it is being operated by a minimum-wage school-leaver. Whereas you would dearly love to blame 'human error', I am pretty sure that the problem will lie with the ride and its fail-safe mechanisms.The only way it could possibly be attributed to human error is if someone has overridden the failsafe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesterRam Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 The only way it could possibly be attributed to human error is if someone has overridden the failsafe.the plot thickens..dn dn dn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 The only way it could possibly be attributed to human error is if someone has overridden the failsafe.A failsafe that can be overridden is not a failsafe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Will probably be put down to metal fatigue somewhere in the breaking system like the Markham Colliery disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 It's going to be shut until they find out what went wrong.The CEO (Nick Varney) made a strange statement..."At this point I don't know if it was a technological or human error".Any rollercoaster ride in the world which allows a carriage to depart while another one is stationary on the track has failed from a technological sense, even if it is being operated by a minimum-wage school-leaver. Whereas you would dearly love to blame 'human error', I am pretty sure that the problem will lie with the ride and its fail-safe mechanisms.Fancy putting the guilt on the human operator. What a *****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Anyone look at that BBC Article? That lad's teeth are so white it's unbelievable. They're luminous. He is the Smiler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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