Ollie93 Posted 8 June 2015 Posted 8 June 2015 Interested to see what the compensation is... How much money would you have to be offered to lose a leg? Is there even compensation? As I'm pretty sure you "ride at your own risk" kind of thing is in place? Horrible to hear what happened though.
David Guiza Posted 8 June 2015 Posted 8 June 2015 Is there even compensation? As I'm pretty sure you "ride at your own risk" kind of thing is in place? Horrible to hear what happened though. Fairly certain the park owes a duty of care to the customers not to have their legs amputated. Should imagine it being very high, even higher if it happened in the states though!
Ollie93 Posted 8 June 2015 Posted 8 June 2015 Fairly certain the park owes a duty of care to the customers not to have their legs amputated. Should imagine it being very high, even higher if it happened in the states though! I bet Alton Towers still try every trick possible to not pay her a penny!
Simi Posted 8 June 2015 Posted 8 June 2015 I bet Alton Towers still try every trick possible to not pay her a penny! Doesn't seem like they will based on the quote that came from Merlin Entertainment the other day. (article on previous page). Would be business self destruction if it came out they were fighting paying them anything.
AndWhat? Posted 8 June 2015 Posted 8 June 2015 Would be a PR nightmare if they tried to fight the law suit. Pay up and shut up will be their policy on this. I bet they'll probably end up paying whats first asked as well
Xen Posted 8 June 2015 Posted 8 June 2015 I'd go on it now. Safer than ever. Exactly. If it was a technical/mechanical fault then they wouldn't open it without extensive safety testing - although they'd probably just shut it down permanently. If it was human error, they'll have thoroughly retrained the staff (who will be terrified of making the same mistake, and thus more vigilant) in addition to altering the system to prevent this happening through negligence (I.e. Requiring two people to be able to override anything) Id still ride it. Might steer clear of the front row, mind..
ramboacdc Posted 8 June 2015 Author Posted 8 June 2015 can anyone find the statements by Leah's solicitors or by alton towers themselves? i can't find them directly and don't fancy reading a paper spun article.
EnderbyFox Posted 8 June 2015 Posted 8 June 2015 It'll cost them an arm and a leg in compensation Yep, they haven't got a leg to stand on
Webbo Posted 8 June 2015 Posted 8 June 2015 On the news now that they've accepted responsibility and all compensations claims will be settled quickly. It'll be an insurance company that pays any compensation anyway.
SystonFox Posted 8 June 2015 Posted 8 June 2015 My brother in law went today and got given free tickets to return any other day this year. Apparently it was super quiet. Unsure what rides were open
ScouseFox Posted 8 June 2015 Posted 8 June 2015 My brother in law went today and got given free tickets to return any other day this year. Apparently it was super quiet. Unsure what rides were open think it was all of it apart from the section with the one what crashed in it. gotta be crazy to have gone today not arsed what anyone says. "oooh it's super safe now" "you wouldn't stop going in a car if you heard someone had crashed" etc etc. not arsed, you're a nutter if you'd happily go on a ride, for fun, that last week chopped some bird's leg off and has a history of going wrong.
Legend_in_blue Posted 8 June 2015 Posted 8 June 2015 I find it hard to believe that people have willingly parted with 50 quid to enter that place today. It's a poor show imo. I'm staying well clear.
theessexfox Posted 8 June 2015 Posted 8 June 2015 I'd go. 'History of going wrong' - what percentage of daily rides end in an accident? Guaranteed to be safer now there have been stringent safety checks, ruling that it was human error, a sad mistake which they will learn from.
ozleicester Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 Quietest it is probably ever going to be.... safest its probably ever going to be. Id have been there in a flash... more chance of being killed/injured in the car on the way there. (Feel for those that suffered)
SystonFox Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 I find it hard to believe that people have willingly parted with 50 quid to enter that place today. It's a poor show imo. I'm staying well clear. Nobody pays £50 to go in. Nobody
Legend_in_blue Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 Nobody pays £50 to go in. Nobody 25 quid is enough. I've always gone with 2 for 1 tickets in the past. Booking these things online normally entitles you to a discount so what are the on the door prices?
J.Lisemore Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 This ride really does have a history though doesn't it... Wheels falling off the carriage and smacking people in the face, a small part of the track falling apart, one of the supports found to have cracks all over it and now this. Not really a coincidence that this ride happened to be a cause a major injury. If i were them, I'd get rid of it.
Footballwipe Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 With schools descending on the place over the next month I suspect they'll want to have as much open as possible. As Oz said earlier yesterday was one of the perfect times to go. Quiet, not much waiting time or queues and a really nice day weather wise. I'm more inclined to go with the fact the park will be safer than ever than the 'everyone is going to die' angle. I have a pathological fear of flying and yet when I look at those radars tracking every plane in the sky there are thousands upon thousands and nothing bad happens. It's the same with rides. Add the cumulative rides in England and how many times they go round in a day and it's thousands and thousands of times. In fact they'll have gone round millions of times since the last time anything of note happened. At the end of the day if you're going on a man made ride anyway there's a chance something adverse could happen; same with anything with potential danger. The next two weeks really are the times to go because it'll be so quiet. Be interesting to see how many parents pull their kids out of the end-of-year trips though.
FoxSince88 Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 Visited yesterday as was I had tickets dated for then, had no worries at all about going. Oblivion was closed as its Next to the smiler and a couple of other rides were too. I went on the nemesis twice in 5 minutes, never known that ever. Staff were very cautious with everything. When waiting for nemesis an idiot reported a tree had hit him So they sent staff round on it and opened it straight back up. Thirteen got closed for a short period for technical issues but other than that it was great. Also got 7 free tickets valid until November on the way in so result really
ramboacdc Posted 9 June 2015 Author Posted 9 June 2015 Visited yesterday as was I had tickets dated for then, had no worries at all about going. Oblivion was closed as its Next to the smiler and a couple of other rides were too. I went on the nemesis twice in 5 minutes, never known that ever. Staff were very cautious with everything. When waiting for nemesis an idiot reported a tree had hit him So they sent staff round on it and opened it straight back up. Thirteen got closed for a short period for technical issues but other than that it was great. Also got 7 free tickets valid until November on the way in so result really That is a stellar safety measure. "is it safe? we will send the staff round and find out!"
Frank to be Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 This ride really does have a history though doesn't it... Wheels falling off the carriage and smacking people in the face, a small part of the track falling apart, one of the supports found to have cracks all over it and now this. Not really a coincidence that this ride happened to be a cause a major injury. If i were them, I'd get rid of it. Also the German company that made it did another ride that killed someone in another country.
stripeyfox Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 This ride really does have a history though doesn't it... Wheels falling off the carriage and smacking people in the face, a small part of the track falling apart, one of the supports found to have cracks all over it and now this. Not really a coincidence that this ride happened to be a cause a major injury. If i were them, I'd get rid of it. There have been a couple of incidents. Until last week no one had been injured to a degree which required them to go to a hospital (those injured by the wheel - which incidentally came off the chain guide, not the car) were treated by the park's first aiders. People suffer minor injuries at theme parks all the time. There's no doubt that this accident shouldn't have happened, but I think to suggest that the ride is inherently unsafe and should be removed is a bit much.
Captain... Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 This ride really does have a history though doesn't it... Wheels falling off the carriage and smacking people in the face, a small part of the track falling apart, one of the supports found to have cracks all over it and now this. Not really a coincidence that this ride happened to be a cause a major injury. If i were them, I'd get rid of it. Which one of those other incidents has any relevance to what happened? It is a coincidence that the safety operators overrode a safety warning on a ride that had a wheel come off, that had cracks in a support column and had a small part of the track falling apart. They are unrelated events and unless you believe that it was cursed somehow I don't see how you can say it wasn't a an unfortunate and terrible coincidence.
RowlattsFox Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 I will go on rides again and probably would go Smiler, but I'm not keen in the immediate aftermath to jump on one. I'll be going to Portaventura in Spain this summer, a couple of months and any additional fear will have gone.
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