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IOA4life
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Whoops!!!!!!!!!
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| 7/15/2008 5:00 PM |
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cannonballer
Joined: Jun 2004
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Whats up with the park accidents the past few years? It seems more and more accidents are NOT rider caused. Its gettin scary.
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| 7/15/2008 6:23 PM |
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Carowinds 73-03
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It is intresting that alot are happening the past few years but it seem that every year alot of accidents happen all at once.
In most cases its basically poorly maintained rides.
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| 7/15/2008 7:21 PM |
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cannonballer
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Your on to somthing about the time period the stuff happens.
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| 7/15/2008 8:13 PM |
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Canobie Coaster
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Wow. I'm surprised no one died if the whole ride collapsed and even people were thrown from the vehicle. Not only that, I'm amazed no one has life threatening injuries. Granted, I'm not complaining.
This certainly can't be good news for a park I had previously heard nothing but positives about.
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| 7/15/2008 8:19 PM |
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Carowinds 73-03
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It must not be a very tall ride or it was at a very low point when it broke. Either was its always good to hear nobody was seriously injured or killed.
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| 7/15/2008 10:19 PM |
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meames
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A photo of the ride is here:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/30-...5887663377.html
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| 7/16/2008 3:45 AM |
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Carowinds 73-03
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Thanks for the photo.
Just as i thought. It was pretty close to the ground.
Now if it had been at the top we might have seem some deaths.
Thank goodness it broke where it did.
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| 7/16/2008 6:55 AM |
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jimhamblin
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I wonder how the bearing broke? Not enough grease? Just worn out? Seems like it should have been caught during preventative maintenence.
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| 7/16/2008 2:49 PM |
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meames
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Another rather more shocking photo is here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...e-collapse.html
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| 7/18/2008 3:40 AM |
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