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Nobody wakes up in the morning assuming that they will die before the day is over. Not even when they intend to spend the day on stomach-wrenching roller coaster rides. And despite the fact that these thrill rides produce their desired effect by making riders feel a rush of adrenaline similar to that experienced during a near-death experience, nobody goes on a roller coaster expecting to die.
Sadly, accidents don’t always ask our permission before they occur, as has been proven in the case of Lori Mason-Larez, a forty-year-old woman who, like most people, expected to have a lovely day at the park while enjoying its signature water thrill ride. Unfortunately, by the end of the day, she would end up becoming a statistic in the case file of people killed by joyrides.
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How the hell do you lose your balance when you're strapped in and sitting down? Total cop out.
Morbid obesity kills in more ways than one. Her fault.
To be sure not to be awake 😉 then to pass a note.
I remember in the 90’s Great Adventure had a weight and height on a sign by the balloon ride. When my friend saw the weight limit she did not get on. Sometimes it’s common sense. No one will protect you life but you.
It's so unfortunate that overweight fairgoers have been in the headlines a handful of times lately and blame kind of has to point at that person.
Dumb karen
It's crazy that at waterparks they will have you/ your group stand on an actual scale before getting on… but it's not required at regular theme parks. I've been on this ride, it was fun, but this is very sad. How scary was that for her😥
So they were trying to say that of she wasn't buckled in it wasn't there fault and if she was buckled it wasn't there fault sounds like they didn't want to admit they were at fault no matter what
I thought whales could swim. Wtf! I think operations should be allowed to hand over a document and have you sign that shit stating if your fat ass flies off the ride and bounce 40 yards away, they are not responsible because you felt discriminated or fat shamed and don't want to hear the truth. Stay home and just get hosed down in your backyard with 50 wet hefty bags and make your own slip 'n slide. Yes I'm an asshole.
Problem is, if you are denied access because of size, people just scream discrimination. The body positive movement would be all over it.
She was allowed on the ride. Therefore the amusement park is responsible, regardless of her weight in my opinion. Either don't let overweight people on or make it safe for plus size people. I'm not saying overweight people aren't responsible for their weight, they are and should realize it's a risk factor but once they get the go ahead by people working there, they will naturally assume it's safe for them too and were mislead.
The story is well told and researched, but mate you sound a bit like one of those voice robots.
I think youtubers should avoid sensationalising tragic events to boost their own income/popularity is what I think.
It’s not a roller coaster . It’s water ride. Yes it’s her weight That was factor. All the above
You first sentence makes for a catchy title, but, actually, I think there are many people who wake up thinking they will die: the terminally ill, death row inmates who are literally scheduled to die that die, etc.
Her fault for being so fat
I question the idea her weight caused the accident, millions of Americans are fat af, why don't they all come off rides?
I always thought that amusement park rides had posted weight limitations. Or is that considered nowadays as “politically incorrect” or “socially incorrect”. Anyway, although I do believe this is a tragedy, people of a “certain size”(anyone over 250), should be aware enough to know that an accident could happen. Amusement park rides are tested up to a certain point and once you push it past that point, it’s a roll of the dice.
She was improperly wearing the seatbelt her death was caused by that
I was thinking, if I was three hundred pounds, I would at least know there is a likelihood my fat arse is to big and heavy for any of these rides. I blame Darwin and Sir Isaac Newton.
I rode lots of amusement rides as a child all the way up to my middle 20’s but it’s safe to say that I won’t be riding them again. At the age of 30 I was diagnosed with a genetic back issue. And extreme pressure to my spine hurts my back now. I have disk degenerative disease and now at the age of 45 my back issue makes it hard for me just do do daily activities without being in pain. From the age of 25 to 30 I probably would have gone on rides if given the chance but never had the opportunity. I’m sure despite watching these videos I would get on a roller coaster in a minute if I didn’t have back issues. I loved 🥰 the thrill.
So, in other words, at least in the first case, the fatass shouldnt have gotten on the ride.
75% her fault. 25% ride staff should know and be trained to advice or stop people riding. Trained in the factors that could pursue a person at risk. I suspect her seat belt was too low on her body and as the device started to go verticle gravity took over the upper part of her body causing her to be pulled out of the restraints. Basically as not secured properly basic physics took over and she toppled out of restraint. The moment the device tipped to its highest speed would have just thrown her out.
Sick of your lying thumbnails, unsubbed.
Why do fat people feel they can ride these rides
"ready to scream her lungs out"
Her:screams and a hole to her lungs apear and her lungs come out (what i mean before her death)
This is victim blaming in part by the park. The same thing with that poor kid that fell to his death on a drop ride.
I remember this incident. My mom worked at the hospital that they took her to.
Passenger and operator both at fault. The lap belt was secured below her belly,not at the proper position. She was too big to be secured safely
But everyone told Lori that she was totally healthy and beautiful at 300 lbs .. gravity said different …
Lori said, “prove it gravity !?!?? you patriarchal social construct. BMI and body weight operate on a spectrum. There is no such reality as body weight duhhh do ur research and read this “study” by this company paid and incentivized to fool the general public”
The universe- undefeated
Lori- big fat goose egg
They are not roller coaster rides they are called flat rides and that ride is long gone now.
Seriously please, be sensible about things that is why most coasters have a test car to sit in to see if you fit.
im good. i dont need to ride any rollercoasters anytime soon
I noticed the common denominator in a lot of these cases is the rider’s size. I would never fat shame but it seems that when obese people board these rides there seems to be an element of lack of self awareness. You must notice that the restraints are not fitting like all the other riders and that could be potentially dangerous. Also the attendance have to learn to be more assertive and discretionary when it comes to riders of size or riders with certain disabilities. I don’t mean discriminatory, I mean for safety! “Unfortunately, due to xyz it would be very unsafe for you to ride and out of concern for your well being and safety we cannot let you ride today” It can be suggestion the kindest way possible. I know nobody wants to be the one to convey this to the rider but for the life and safety of the rider it must be done. As for the riders, be your own advocate and stop relying solely on the ride attendants to be responsible for your safety. If the restraints are not fitting properly or like everyone else’s. If the ride attendants have to force the seat belt to fit and it’s not in the proper place it should be or if the harness, lap bar, shin bar, straps are not not locked down far enough or leave a large gap, please please please speak up immediately and if they cannot be made to fit them please don’t ride! Just because the restraints are locked doesn’t mean you are safe. There should be no space between you and the restraints. And I know some people will say “but it’s a very small gap so how can a full grown person slip through that 5 inch gap. Well the g force up there can and will send you airborne and an I’ll fitted restraint will send a person right thru that like a cork popping from a champagne bottle breaking your hips and femars in the process. I don’t mean to be graphic but it’s the reality. In most cases when I rider flies out, the harness or lap bar are still locked in place.
It’s the victims fault she was clearly too fat. She should not have been on that ride. She should’ve had the common sense not to go on that ride and believe that parks, especially people who are maintaining roller coasters should have the right to deny somebody if they are clearly overweight to where the restraints won’t do the job
It might be the least popular opinion here… BUT this one COULD be a real live example of "freak accident". The seat belts are often designed (AND technically termed) as "Lap Belts", not "Stomach Belts"… It's possible through some idiosyncratic condition that Lori's legs or hips could be displaced easier than other people's. Where no normal person would be slipped or flipped out of their seat with those restraints, there could be the 1 in 1000 or 1 in 10,000 or whatever who can fit everything "by the book" and for whatever reason, still slip through or out… and it just happens to be that Lori had one of those conditions. It may have never presented a problem before. I have unusually elastic tendons, and other than being able to "dislocate" several of my joints at will, and I can lift my feet straight up from sitting straight-legged on the floor, there's no sign I have a "condition"… I've learned that I SHOULD remember to keep up my leg strength so the muscles can support rather than locking my knees, because I can cause real damage that way… BUT it's not much of a big deal… except I pay careful attention to how restraints work on rides… Since I CAN readily contort myself out of many of them, I'm just a little more attentive to the position I take in the seat, a little more structured and "square" as best I can describe it, specifically so the restraints are allowed to do their job… AND that's especially important (to me) on the more extreme rides that stand a significant chance of throwing me out.
…AND no, I don't hassle the operators with a bunch of it. I don't need to add to their issues, and I certainly don't need to get off the friggin' ride. They have enough on their plate with the obnoxious customers and unsupervised children as it is! ;o)
Being fat can get you killed? 🙈
They should have a gateway – a slot with a turnstile in it. If you can't get through the slot, you can't ride the ride … literally. That should cut down on the arguing since the argument would be irrelevant if they can't physically get through the slot anyway.
NEVER GO ON RIDES AND LIVE. NEVER TAKE THE CHANCE!!!!
SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO BE DESCRIMINATED AGAINST, OR YOU DIE!!!
I don't understand how she could be flung out, weighing 300 lbs. But, obese people don't belong on rides like that. So, her belt wouldn't fit around her, so she wasn't buckled in.
Weight limits are important but I don't believe it was a causal factor here if everything was in good shape, because these type of systems would have a big safety factor, in other words the working load limit should be above the maximum weight limit, by some multiple.
Who wanted to go to the theme park 10 days after 911?