Whatever Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 ^That's horrible. Poor deer. It could have easily been a small child that had strayed onto the tracks, not a bambi. They need to build a higher peremiter fence if they cannot keep wildlife out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altitude Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 ^ It's body probably looked a bit like your avatar actually! Maybe without all it's head though. pluk, Kerfuffle, EC! and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 ^That's horrible. Poor deer. It could have easily been a small child that had strayed onto the tracks, not a bambi. They need to build a higher peremiter fence if they cannot keep wildlife out. I don't think you see many free children running about in the wilderness around the Ultimate but maybe you should email that one to them. EC! and Benin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 ^That's horrible. Poor deer. It could have easily been a small child that had strayed onto the tracks, not a bambi. They need to build a higher peremiter fence if they cannot keep wildlife out. It would be pretty impossible for a small child to access the track on T'Ultimate, given that it's nowhere near the pathways for 99% of the actual ride... A higher perimeter fence won't make a difference either, not like the deer jumped over the thing... pognoi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planenut Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 ^That's horrible. Poor deer. It could have easily been a small child that had strayed onto the tracks, not a bambi. They need to build a higher peremiter fence if they cannot keep wildlife out. Well it's been proper burgered now, and venisoon they may have to make some changes. Olistjj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Some people have no consideration of the fact that this poor deer had a life, a mate, maybe a family, but no, you're all just making jokes! If this was a person, I doubt the reaction would have been the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted October 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Some people have no consideration of the fact that this poor deer had a life, a mate, maybe a family, but no, you're all just making jokes! If this was a person, I doubt the reaction would have been the same. What now? Really? If the Venison I had for dinner a couple of days ago was a person I doubt I would have eaten it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altitude Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Some people have no consideration of the fact that this poor deer had a life, a mate, maybe a family, but no, you're all just making jokes! If this was a person, I doubt the reaction would have been the same. I think Disney has brainwashed you into thinking wild animals have close friendships, relationships and maybe even financial issues. I'm an animal lover, but it's one deer. It didn't suffer at all, in fact I doubt it knew what was happening when it got hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Some people have no consideration of the fact that this poor deer had a life, a mate, maybe a family, but no, you're all just making jokes! If this was a person, I doubt the reaction would have been the same. Two words: Natural Selection If the deer wasn't so stupid to stand in front of a coaster track then it'd still be alive... Nature does try it's hardest to get rid of the stupid ones in a species (although unfortunately this doesn't work with humans 100% of the time), indeed, the deer will now know that if they wander into that area they will likely die, making the species smarter and more likely to survive in the future... No the reaction wouldn't be the same, it would be "Why is a human being standing in front of a coaster when they have a higher brain function to know fight or flight when faced with a machine, rather than standing like a deer in headlights?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 The whole idea was that people were making jokes about a loss of life and it wasn't funny. That's all. Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altitude Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 ^ Well like Benin said it's natural selection. Besides, like I said, it was such a quick death. If the animal had suffered I wouldn't find it funny, but it died quickly as a result of stupidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 It's a shame and something should be done to prevent this happening again. Stronger fence maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted October 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 The whole idea was that people were making jokes about a loss of life and it wasn't funny. That's all. It is quite funny, not in itself maybe, but the silly little jokes are perfectly acceptable. The life of a dear is not comparable to a human, and even then there can be humour derived from death. It might come from a dark place, but it's a reasonable coping mechanism and some deathly situations are unavoidably funny. You are in for a long hard life if you're going to get upset about such things! Anyway, back to ride accidents. USA - Worker nearly decapitates himself while inspecting a cable car. Nasty, and saved by a colleague on an estop button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planenut Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Anyway, back to ride accidents. USA - Worker nearly decapitates himself while inspecting a cable car. Nasty, and saved by a colleague on an estop button. Now that is nasty, but saved by the actions of another by following the rules - perhaps the "inspector" needs a refresher course. pluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted October 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/call7-investigators/call7-investigators-look-into-colorado-state-fair-ride-that-malfunctioned08262014 USA- Kids restraint fails on a ranger ride, injures shoulder . I've always wondered if it would be possible to hold yourself in place if your restraint failed on ome of these. It seems you can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GladiatorFanKyle Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 (edited) Theres a video on youtube of a ranger ride travelling in the USA and the ride op guy does not check the safety bars at all. Not at all. So the customer has his safety bar open quite a bit and had to brace himself the whole way round and when he tried to confront the ride op the ride op just said "we only care about money" or something like that. The health and safety in the US is not as good as Europe! Edited October 8, 2014 by GladiatorFanKyle FireSt0rm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Send that customer to Europa Park, that would be an eye opener. pognoi and Benin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Send that customer to Europa Park, that would be an eye opener. Or indeed, ANYWHERE in Germany... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted October 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/10/10/6191584/german-executive-says-blame-rests.html The blame game rumbles on in the 6flags death case. It's hard to tell where the truth lies, but it seems no one is going to take any real responsibility, which is a shame. The fact 6flags didn't use all the bits Gurst gave them doesn't show them in the best light, but we don't know what recommendations were given by Gurst in the first place so it's just impossible to know who's in the wrong. I imagine this won't be fully resolved for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GladiatorFanKyle Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 By the looks of it Gerst gave six flags everything they needed to make the ride fully safe but six flags didnt add them on so therefore Six flags must be in the wrong surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted October 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 It's not as clear cut as that. I would struggle to believe they were supplied things like the seatbelts and told they were essential for safe use and then didn't fit them, they must have been supplied as optional optional? We won't really know until it gets to court, but some ambiguity somewhere must have made this accident possible. I wonder if it could come down to a mis translation from German to English? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Man has broken his neck on the Grand National Ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altitude Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Very sad, although I hear he had a pre-existing condition beforehand (which he knew about), so he really shouldn't have ridden it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 It is unfortunate, shouldn't he have read the sign at the entrance of the queue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/01/disney-world-train-fire_n_6088630.html?ir=UK Lucky no one was hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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