rcs Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Here is a video of a 3 year old being thrown off of a carnival ride in Texas. She is ok thankfully. Apparently she was too small for the ride. Negligance on the ride operators part. http://gma.yahoo.com/video/news-26797925/texas-carnival-ride-accident-caught-on-tape-28635708.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdawg1998 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 This situation is kind of weird. A 48" height restriction for a carnival ride like that, and still, a three year old fell out? They should not change the height restriction, but add seat belts! This girl was a pretty tall toddler though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Apparently, the girl met the 42" height requirement to ride accompanied. Now changed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/315634/20120317/texas-carnival-ride-accident-girl-toss-houston.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 More: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/video-shows-3-year-old-girl-tossed-carnival-ride-flying-8-feet-air-article-1.1040968 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdawg1998 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Irresponsible parent. Why would you wait in a line for a ride then get out of it? Although I do think the ride operator should have noticed no parent with the child. It's a shame that a lot of accidents (if not all) are because of irresponsibility or being dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Another article: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/3-year-old-girl-injured-at-carnival-ride-at-rodeo-3407064.php This, IMO, is a recipe for disaster: "We're telling the ride operators to be sure the person who is over 48 inches is an adult," Shafer said. No offense to ride ops because they have numerous things going on at once, but what are the qualifications to be considered an adult? This policy is, at best, vague, and leaves decisions that should be up to a responsible parent in someone else's hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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