Woman falls out of Texas Giant roller coaster and dies

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Originally Posted by J Diddy

People were like "with that pacemaker you can't ride rollercoasters" and I was like "no problem." This is why. I don't wish to have my fate decided by a teenager making minimum wage to ensure my seatbelt clicks.

Originally Posted by scott free

In the late 90's i rode Batman at Six Flags st. louis with my kids... never again, more scared they were going to slip out of their harnesses than anything else.

These things are designed by engineers who in many instances have never rode them and operated by part time college kids... if i sound like Scarey Larry, its because i know how stupid people can be.

Give me the Log Flume, where atleast i get cooled off on some ridiculously hot summer day and the worst i might get is a water moccasin bite...

Yeah, I rode the Two Face ride at the Six Flags in Maryland back in the day. I was pretty young at the time and always a shy kid. Anyway, the harness was the type that came down from the top with your legs dangling free. I tried to pull the harness down myself but couldn't get it to click all the way. So the guy was walking through pressing everyone's down but didn't even bother to check mine and I watched him give the thumbs up sign to start the ride.

I started freaking out and told my aunt and, in turn, she started freaking out. Luckily the attendant dude that obviously didn't give a **** about his job ran over and pushed my harness down until it clicked as the ride was about to take off.

That ride had so many flips and upside down turns I know for a fact I would have flown out of the seat in no time. I could have died that day...