Alton Towers Rollercoaster Accident

Alton Towers will remain closed until the probe into the accident is sorted

Quote: Voltman wrote in post #4

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The rides are safe it's the idiots operating them that are at fault.
It seems there was a problem with the cars stopping, They supposedly fixed it and then sent out a test car.
The test car got stuck but they still sent out a full car straight after it.

I'm amazed there aren't sensors on the cars to prevent this. Perhaps there are.
We will have to await any publishing of the investigation to find out what they did wrong.
In my experience, machines, no matter how well designed, are at the mercy of the operator or minder.
As soon as you completely eliminate the possibility of operator error or interference you render the machine almost useless.

I can't wait to see how popular this particular ride is if ever runs again.
Is anyone ever going to trust the operators of any of Alton Towers rides?

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Apparently 999 call delayed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33011347

"security staff would have called 999 as soon as an assessment had been made.". What a bloody stupid statement. No doubt they called after it had been noted in the daily log (in triplicate?)

I know some places for some pathetic jobsworth reason one person is responsible for calling emergency services. If this was the case the staff probably couldn't find him/her.

On central news a man queing,for the ride ,told the operator there was a car stuck on the track ,he said the man totally ignored him ,and sent the car in question off ,as he walked away he heard the bang.

Girl loses leg, what a sad shame for a 17 year old girl.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33040618

heard about it earlier...terrible thing to happen