Give me a coaster that excites me-not one that bruises my brain.īecause we all know that laws created to protect human life are intrusive, while laws created to intrude into the bedrooms and private lives of our citizens are fine and dandy. I love thrills as much as the next guy, but blacking out or puking into a bush-that's not a thrill. I would love to see the industry get rid of brain scrambling helixes and curves. It's the difference between smoking one cigarette once and smoking a pack a day for a year. It's right infront of him.Īgain, this is my personal, impressionistic view: But there seems to me to be a huge difference between G forces exerted for a fraction of a second on a straight-line section of track and G forces exerted for several seconds on a curve.īoth situations might be labeled as 4 G coasters, but the first doesn't squish my brain nearly as much as the second.Ī blanket ban on exceeding a certain G level will in effect eliminate launch coasters, while doing nothing to stop coasters with brain scrambling curves that stay just below the G force limit.ĭuration and conditions of exposure are as important as exposure itself. this G force law will BACKFIRE!!! Wish Markey would open his eyes to the REAL Danger inside amusement parks. Even with the research, people are still at risk.

you do it anywhere else the reserach may not be as good. The best way to look at G's would be to examine Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain, and go from there.

We know there is a problem there, now the question is how do we find the most viable answer? You have patrons blacking out ( I've talked to, and have had e-mail conversations about blurry vision and blacking out on the ride.). Now a ride like goliath at six flags magic mountain, now there is a problem. but you're playing with something that isn't very clear, and to get the most accurate answer you'd have to sit every human being in the world, and find the median G force that is tolerable, and, 'safe.' Indeed G's would be the most viable answer. We all know 10 G's would be to much on the human body.But is 3 G's to much on an average 25 yr old? But then why doesn't 3 G's bother a 60 yr old. To establish a G force standard isn't the brightest idea. 'If industry does not do it, than the public health departments of government will have to do it.'] 'The industry is playing Russian Roulette with the public health of park patrons by not setting such limits itself,' Markey said. Markey earlier this year, and he said then that G force limits were 'urgently required.' They are expected to review cases from the medical literature, cases that have come to light through press reports or private communications, and expert opinion regarding g-force limits.' According to Markey's office, 'The Association has agreed to set up a 'blue ribbon panel' of neurologists and other relevant experts to assess the situation and provide guidance concerning what is safe and healthy when it comes to g-forces on roller coasters. Rep Ed Markey (D-Mass.) has asked the Brain Injury Association of America to assist in the investigation. The state of New Jersey is considering G force limits for roller coasters in that state, and similar restrictions are being considered in the European Union and Russian Federation.Īnd a group of Democratic lawmakers in Congress is asking a physicians' organization to track brain injuries on roller coasters and other theme park rides to see if federal legislation is needed.

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