Girl, 9, realizes her safety buckle isn't latched on fair ride

A nine-year-old girl panicked after realizing her seat wasn’t buckled on a fair ride in Mobile, Alabama. In an interview with WKRG, a director for the Greater Gulf State Fair said the “primary safety device” was engaged, but the safety buckle was not. Ride operators will receive additional training following the incident.
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[@UnderTheSameSun693]

Theyre so used to hearing people scream in terror that they ignore genuine screams

[@Lin-lv6bi]

Ikr, crazy world we live in but it’s something a lot of people need to realize.

[@nelliepage1623]

Good morning. Even Leff I Love you too ❤

[@MarketBlob]

But luckily the ride was stopped the operator saw the unbuckled seatbelt

[@Dejyepyyo]

Es difícil diferenciarlos.

[@yukii21518]

To be fair if I go into that knowing is all secure I'll scream like I'm going to die anyways so might be extra difficult to see if something is actually bad

[@Brazil2013]

My heart dropped when I saw this

[@nicole6323]

These workers should check twice & the rides should have a code word to scream if they believe there is sumthin wrong.

[@sarahpritt7863]

I have this nightmare at least once a month and this video really brought it to life.

[@LOV3RG1RLLL]

As soon as that went up I would've jumped off and said "nah cause that's crazy."

[@taylorsvlogs6767]

Just so you know the seatbelt really isn’t necessary you can ride a rollercoaster that has the same type of restraint with the clicking system and go upside down on it because of the restraint each restraint has two fail safes and the seat belt is just to make riders feel more safe and comfortable it does absolutely nothing

[@betsjuso]

Poor thing she and her mother had to through a trauma like no other. My heart goes out to you.

[@DonahueWagner-o5t]

This deserves to be shared with the world.

[@thepuncakian2024]

For the uninitiated, the seat belt is not the only thing keeping a rider in the seat. The seat belt serves two purposes, 1. to be used as a measuring device to determine if the rider can safely fit in the seat, and 2. as a redundant safety mechanism in the extremely unlikely event that the main safety mechanism (most likely either a hydraulic or a ratcheting system) fails.

[@Thatdamnsmith]

Redundancy than an engineer or process owner thought was required. Regardless should have been on no matter how unlikely the chances of failure. In the engineering world we call this a stupid operator that needs to be fired.

[@thepuncakian2024]

@Thatdamnsmith (Most) over the shoulder restraints like this have their own redundancies and fail safes inside the mechanism itself. As a matter of fact their are several large roller coasters such as VelociCoaster at Universal and (most) B&M hyper coasters that don't have seat belts at all, just a lap bar, and there have been no deaths or injuries on any of them. The seat belt also helps make some guests feel safer, when in reality it is really not adding much extra safety. I get adding redundancies, makes perfect sense, but at a certain point it gets ridiculous and you're just getting diminishing returns.

[@JoggingMyMind]

happened to me once, it was a different ride that just went in fast circles, but I was 6 and my 4yo sister was next to me. once the ride started going, I noticed the bar that should've kept both of us from flinging off the ride wasn't actually locked in. I held down onto that bar for dear life so that my sister wouldn't get shot out off the seat. it was so terrifying.

[@heathermirtl5210]

Happened to me and my son 15 years ago on an Alpine. I was yelling and had my son locked between my arms, body and side of car. Others heard and started to yell as it was picking up speed. They stopped the ride. Thanks to the folks who started yelling too. Thank you

[@lilacscoffee9360]

Oh my goodness, that's so scary! I'm so glad you're both okay!!!

[@gwenculver1040]

That’s horrible to experience, I’m glad nobody got hurt (physically, obviously that’s a very traumatic experience). Every time I notice someone is having a hard time or something went wrong I always do my best to draw the attention of the workers. I’m glad those people helped you and your son💗

[@silverpurkat]

@@gwenculver1040 I have done the same, my husband says my voice carries a loud pitch and I get people’s attention when I yell out!

[@gwenculver1040]

@@silverpurkat loud voices save lives 💗

[@Thesun_135]

Happened to me and my cousin once and the staff had the nerve to act like seatbelts aren’t necessary

[@renegadetherapper]

Videos like these make me realize it’s actually a blessing that I grew up with intense motion sickness

[@MikaelaKMajorHistory]

Same 😂 I can’t do rides

[@FranklinNRW]

Skill Issue I guess

[@WCfanboy]

No it’s not, this person was fine, the main restraint is held by extremely strong hydraulics and the seatbelt is to make you feel safe. Unfortunately when the seatbelt is forgotten, ignorant internet people with no clue about what they’re saying act like it’s unsafe when there are rides just like this without that redundancy because it DOES NOT MATTER AND DOES NOTHING TO MAKE THE RIDE SAFER.

[@lolrofl-ju3ee]

LOL weak

[@pinkcherry9695]

And I feel blessed that I would never go on rides like these because I'd probably have a panic attack 🥰

[@theresaharrell9043]

The mom and that sweet child's screams sent chills down my body 😢😢😢😢

[@Raquelle7777]

Same ❤ very emotional. What a horrendous moment thank God they are ok

[@fjordpitsky4486]

I know, pretty awful of this mother to traumatize her kid over something so inconsequential isn't it? Those restraints are aircraft-grade hydraulic cylinders. For the restraints to fail, both of those cylinders would have to give out at the same time which is virtually impossible. Your chances of dying on the drive to or from the park are substantially higher than a restraint failure. If that were to happen, that shitty seat belt is not keeping anybody in. They're not meant to be a restraint, they're meant to make sure the rider isn't too fat to fit in the seat correctly.

[@itswindwheelaster]

​@@fjordpitsky4486why the hell are you blaming the mother???? It wasn't her fault that the operators failed to properly buckle the seat. God this world hates women so much and blames everything on them

[@jedaxarrasiotv]

“Sweet child” So you saying you tasted the child?!

[@higurashianduminekoconnect1702]

​@@fjordpitsky4486they didn't fail they simply failed to do their job according to the wording it said they didn't even attempt to latch it

[@cementmixer13]

this is a real problem. the workers won’t pay attention to real screaming or won’t stop the ride bc they just assume someone is scared and not actually in danger. when i was in 5th grade they let me on a ride that i was tall enough for but just way too skinny to ride. there was a lap bar but the sides were open. even at the lowest the lap bar was too high and so i started falling out but the guy next to me held onto me while we screamed for the employee to stop the ride but they never did. i owe that man my life for his kindness but we seriously need to fix this.

[@DrAngelKins]

You can't fix it. You have to guide yourself to see if you fit the seat. The operators can only do so much

[@cementmixer13]

@@DrAngelKins yes but i was a very skinny kid and had no idea that i would have any issue in the ride as i had no prior issues on rides. the operator should at least attentive enough to check that children are safely secured in the ride. additionally they should always pay attention to the ride that is being operated so they are ready to stop the ride if necessary.

[@BeesRecipes]

​​@@cementmixer13many times the operators on these rides can be as young as 16. I'm sure they try their best but they're not professionals and many of them are teenagers. They can only do so much tbh. Just coming from someone who used to work at a medium sized amusement park. They don't generally employ adults to do this because it doesn't pay an adult salary, so it's a little sad but we can't expect them to have our safety covered 100% of the time. This is why children should go on rides with their parents if they are particularly small so the parents can make sure they are safe- I would not put their safety solely in the hands of teenage minimum wage park employees

[@TheCompdept]

There's no problem. The workers are fine. The seat belts don't do a thing. Not one thing in the whole entire world, all the lights on the operator's console or green for go because the safety of restraint was in its proper position. The belt doesn't do squat. You should really do a little bit of research on it and you'll realize how pointless it is

[@piiinkDeluxe]

​@@BeesRecipesor maybe we should pay a better salary and employ adults. I life in Europe and they always have adults check the rides.

[@ravenallans8273]

When I was a little girl I went on one of those caged rides that goes upside down because I recently at that time became just tall enough, somehow my belt came undone while going upside down, I was lucky to be sitting next to a teenage boy because he noticed while the ride was going and placed his arm over me and held me down keeping me safe. I will never forget that moment and will be forever grateful to him and only hope he’s doing well in life. Edit: for those who read this comment the ride isn’t the zipper. It was yellow. And it was a ride that wing upside down in circles, also this happened in a very small town outside in a parking lot where they held this small carnival that happened once a year but unfortunately stopped when they had no more funds. It was in a small desert town called Laughlin.

[@earthdyrad]

Was the ride called the zipper?

[@daier8165]

There is a comment above talking about something very similar. Maybe he is your saviour, maybe not

[@Belil-H]

Look at the comment a little above you, maybe he's talking about you 😮

[@ballerinadelilah]

Were you on the ring of fire?

[@ravenallans8273]

@@earthdyrad all I remember was the ride was yellow and worked like the inventer that goes upside down from Circus Circus in Las Vegas but it had a cage around it and it was yellow

[@ecueto395]

The kid screaming MOM! over and over again is heart wrenching! The pure terror! I’m so glad they stopped it and everyone was safe in the end!

[@ellamayoxoxo9510]

Omg 🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭

[@laurab6418]

Yeah that’s messed up 💔 Poor kid and mom will both be traumatized after this.

[@sielorstout1213]

Did they stop it?

[@katherinegaughan45]

​@sielorstout1213 Yes, they did. Read the comment.

[@iamwhoyousayiam6773]

​@@katherinegaughan45They were asking in a "you sure about that?" kind of way as the video doesn't confirm it. Do you normally take what people say online as fact? Sounds like OP was being sarcastic.

[@peacefullou]

That mum must of felt helpless COMPLETELY HELPLESS

[@cornpopwuzzabaddude4962]

I doubt she felt completely helpless, very helpless I’m sure though!

[@commonsense571]

Kid too😢

[@PlanetCharnBaby]

Nightmare fuel.

[@plokijum]

MUST OF?

[@Zombina638]

Ok

[@faeangel7649]

Happened to my sister years ago, we were screaming begging the ride operator to stop, I remember repeating over and over that she wasn't latched in while I had moved to hold her in place. Other people were screaming too and we were ignored until the point where the ride tilted and he finally saw her actually falling out while I was holding her to keep her from hitting the ground {Luckily on this ride it would have only been maybe a five foot drop but I imagine she still would have gotten hurt had she taken the fall} The guy actually still let the ride finish since by the time he noticed it was almost over. He attempted to yell at us for messing around, but the other people on the ride screamed at him. Nothing ever really came of it that I know of, other than my sister to this day will only get on kiddie rides.

[@isabelleenriquez8254]

mf 5 feet? grow up😂

[@screamingchameleon]

That sounds terrifying! I'm glad your sister is okay though, but my goodness, I hope that operator lost his job.

[@diamondtheif4007]

@@screamingchameleonI think something more should’ve been done instead of just possibly losing his job. Don’t ya think

[@HellaHamster]

That must have been infuriating the worker being so f careless with someone like that. It can induce trauma, I wish workers at such places would all realise their responsibilities.

[@blueskadoo1402]

So creepy pasta has become trauma pasta now. Yeesh

[@BlackAngel296-y6b]

They should have an electronic system that lets them know that the ride doesn’t go off unless everybody seatbelt is on

[@skidzz2682]

I actually think on these rides they do lock mechanically but the seatbelt is also there as back up 🤔

[@indiabrannan8473]

Brilliant idea!!!

[@isabellegauthier4318]

Absolutely!

[@defonotmario]

The ride doesn’t start unless all the restraints are locked. The “seatbelt” isn’t any form of restraint, it’s a measurement to prevent guests that are too large to safely ride the attraction from riding. Still scary asf if you don’t know that and see the belt unlocked, but the belt being buckled or not has nothing to do with the kids actual safety

[@inhaledexhaled5460]

If they can do it on a car, they can do it on rides

[@mamafoxoffour7859]

A boy died here in Orlando from the same ride. His mom sent him here with family or friends. I cannot and never want to imagine this horrible thing happening again to anyone. Edit: to everyone saying the boy I mentioned was way overweight… so what. #1. Most teenagers make terrible mistakes that they hopefully live and learn through. #2. The operator had a job to do. Period. Lives are at stake. I agree with everyone who said he shouldn’t have been ALLOWED to ride.

[@chenobujr]

I saw that horrible video. That was also due to employee neglect

[@mykdoug748]

@@chenobujr there was a video for that!? that's horrifying!!!

[@chenobujr]

@@mykdoug748 Yep. I don't recommend looking it up, but then again I can't really tell you what to do. My curiosity got the better of me but I wish it hadn't! For those who are curious but don't wanna see the video (if you don't wanna know at all, just don't read past this point): A teenage boy fell off a ride similar to the one in the video (or that exact ride, I'm not sure) and fell to his death. He was too large for the shoulder restraints to be pushed into secure position, but instead of telling him this and having him exit the ride, they just let him ride without the restraint all the way down. The ride went all the way up, and as it dropped back down, it stopped like 20 or 30 feet in the air and he slipped out. Someone outside the ride was recording and it shows just that: the ride dropping down and stopping, showing him slip out and fall. I can't remember if the camera person never pointed at the ground, or if they did, but the view was obscured, I just remember that you can't actually SEE his body hit the ground. But you can HEAR it. That is a sound I probably won't ever forget. If this video is in fact the sane ride in Orlando, then they really need to review employee training on ride safety or something. Because this can't keep happening. I think the boy and his loved ones would have much preferred he leave the ride a little embarrassed than be gone forever.

[@gothgirl4evr881]

I live about 45 mins away from where that happened I remember the news coverage and if I recall the ride has been closed down since than.

[@chumon1992]

@@mykdoug748 yes, it is horrifying. and @jaxyn494 is correct. The video shows the complete lack of interest of the operator to check everyone and instead is busy chatting to someone in line. While others on the ride and in line tell him to wait and check him, but he doesnt. Then when the kid falls out he just stares at him blankly as if he had no idea how it happened. Idk man. its a terrible video but very telling. Comes from improper training and ignorance to the consequences. The worst part of the video is, the poor kid knows his fate as soon as the ride starts...

[@QTPIE954.]

This is one of the reasons I’m standing at the bottom, holding everyone’s belongings.

[@bonniebunch1609]

Me too!

[@jackiephillip914]

Yep that part😂

[@sharanya8008]

Same here😂😂

[@blankface8465]

Yall bums

[@Paisely88]

YUP!

[@mercilessgaming746]

I’m glad the mother noticed as well and made sure they heard her.

[@TazLoks-dj7wo]

If the mom noticed why didn’t she say anything

[@twizzy2fusion527]

⁠They both most likely didn’t notice until last minute

[@JadeMau]

​@@TazLoks-dj7woShe was screaming her head off the moment she realized

[@xPancake_Mix]

​@@TazLoks-dj7wo They both most likely assumed the worker would do their job and ensure everyone was buckled in before starting the ride.

[@harassed-ou2zb]

They just keep going and you will need to hold on for dear life. I was on a roller coster and my arm bars were broken they wouldn't lock down. The guy walked up to me, I said their broken I'm slipping out here. He says its fine. I said no literally I could fall out they're not latching properly. He said you'll be fine. He didn't want to have to stop and unlock it for everyone just for one person. My arms hurt so badly going upside-down and in circles... I was holding the arm brackets closed and hainging from them when upside-down pressing my feet on the floor to keep from coming loose Very lucky I didn't fall out. I screamed at the employees after getting off and they were only too happy to escort me immediately out of the park. Its funny now everyone shuts up when you're asking someone to corroborate your story. I was only passing through the area so I gave up. Id never go back again 😒 I'll bet one day someone dies.

[@Armymom1984]

The workers just assume they’re screaming because they’re scared but they need to actually listen to these people. I’m glad the little girl is ok.

[@purpledragon5354]

This!! No one was stopping the ride, like damn they were straight up ignoring them.

[@setalight7290]

Understand but when you go through hundreds hif not thousands screaming like this on the ride you get complacent

[@dxxl-]

​@@setalight7290not to mention carnies are like a traveling band, they get fucked up, pick up a POA for the night & then go call their wives at home and say they're not doing anything 75% of them get off knowing they're making us scream & they have a hot chicks life in their hands lmao it's true

[@Cant_stop_thinking]

Plus they were screaming "IT'S NOT BUCKLED" "Its not connected!" over and over! ALL THE WAY UP! People don't usually give the TERROR SCREAM BEFORE THE RIDE HAS BARELY STARTED! Combine the two points and it equals inexcusable.

[@V.G.F.]

They were scared

[@piperadams2571]

That "NO NO NO" is heart wrenching. Imagine realizing your child is in a life or death situation but youre strapped in and cant fully help.

[@adsffdaaf4170]

Lol the over the shoulder thing is what is holding you in. Not the little extra buckle. Mom is just paranoid and panicking her child.

[@adsffdaaf4170]

@@KyndraRenee lol

[@princessskennnyy]

@@KyndraReneethey click shut 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@KyndraRenee]

@@princessskennnyy not all the time though.

[@strxwbxrry_420]

@@adsffdaaf4170The buckle holds the over the shoulder thing down. If she flew up when they ride dropped, she probably would go airborne

[@Marcus-Rivera]

As a ride operator at a theme park, this is one of my biggest fears. If I don’t remember if I checked a seat, I’ll always double check and if I don’t remember which seat I stopped at, I’ll redo them all. Edit: Since everyone is asking, i won’t say which park I’m at because ✨privacy✨ but I will say, I operate a variety of rides, including a 12 passenger drop tower, a 28 passenger rollercoaster, a 32 passenger teacup-style ride, a 24 passenger teacup ride, a 60+ passenger carousel, a 24 passenger slider-style ride and a 26 passenger children’s choo-choo train. The rides I operate change each day, one day I could be on a rotation operating 4 and then the next day I could be on a rotation operating more. It varies.

[@stanliemurray2085]

THANK YOU!!!

[@Theresa-lt3ki]

Thank you too and God bless you.This video frightened the hell out of me.

[@ChrisRobbin867]

Thank you need more like you 🫶🏽

[@jamieandfamily729]

Thank you

[@1bkres]

God bless you

[@NikauPalmCal]

Just saying the belt is for emergencie, she is held in by thousnads of pounds of pressure.

[@jumiebeeps]

Scariest moment of my life was at a fair. Me and my friends went on one of those ships that go super high, and we were all the way in the back and I IMMEDIETALLY realize im sitting next to a little girl whos maybe 3 or 4. The second we get in the air, shes screaming and sobbing and her dad was only holding her HAND. I grabbed that child around the waist and had my arm strapped kinda around her torso and held on tighter than ive ever held onto anything. He seemed so angry at me but her entire lower half kept FLYING UP. She ended up shoving her head into my side and sobbing the rest of the ride out. I was not going to let that child fly out of that ride. She did such a great job though, and shes obviously okay now.

[@kami78696]

​@@FranklinNRW and yet here you are asking for attention and rubbing yourself in others faces. Maybe avoid the comment section rage baiter

[@ajtriforcegamerofhyrule8538]

I'd say that's very brave of you for protecting that child during the ride i bet there thankful everyday knowing someone older than them saved em from a possible death

[@HellaHamster]

Did the dad say anything to u after? And how did u respond... I wonder how she's actually with that father now...

[@noregerts25]

Did the dad say anything to you after the ride was over? Or the little girl? So happy you stepped up and did what her father should have been doing! Even though she should have NEVER had been on that ride.. you were a blessing to that little girl

[@Starberry7]

Dude that father never should have taken a 4 year old on a ride like that. That’s dangerous. Most rides have a age or height/weight restriction for a reason.

[@rhianna871]

This is why I always yell about my seatbelt if I think that they forgot. I would rather be safe than sorry.

[@alishabrown9125]

Lol I do the same thing 😂

[@Yochana4ever]

There’s nothing lol about that

[@sarahthivierge3387]

Better safe than sorry

[@lc4life369]

Everyone does and almost everyone good😂

[@krisw.5025]

She was yelling.

[@leannabedore]

That is the sound of pure desperation from the mom and daughter. I bet she never goes on any ride again in her life🥺

[@superclass6957]

😢 right that's why I don't ride

[@loria287]

From my understanding the seatbelt is just to make the rider feel safe and is often not necessary and just a back up for a back up in case the first 2 back ups in the harness fail, which is very slim. It also serves as a visual aid for the person checking to determine if the person sitting in the seat can actually fit, example: the plus sized child who recently lost his life because he was too big for the ride and the harness didn’t latch, nobody checked him, and they didn’t do the buckle test. I say all this to say, though the seatbelt is often a 3rd back up, or a visual to see if someone fits, I’d still be screaming and losing my mind if I was both the child or the mother 😢.

[@leannabedore]

@@loria287 I was never aware of any of this. Thank you for sharing and breaking it down. That makes total sense because if somebody lets say is extremely thin and the push down part is the only safety net, then they could slip out.

[@SummerLangfordRWDCBSNL]

It very much will be. I got on a ride when I was tall enough, but I was too skinny. Belt didn’t hold me in. Almost fell to my death if it weren’t for my dad holding onto me for dear life. I still won’t ride roller coasters to this day.

[@alexiskitty5]

These videos that happen at fairs, carnivals, or theme parks (sixflags, disney, etc.), are the reason I haven’t went on a ride in years. Especially tall rides. This is so scary.😢

[@brookemarchant6334]

This happened to me as a teen was on something called the super loop that went like a roller coaster and hung us upside down they didn’t click my harness in properly and a man sitting next to me was physically holding me in the whole ride and saved my life as I was falling out while upside down. Then when we told the operators after they were so casual like oh well. 😮

[@Tactical_pufferfish]

Sue them bro

[@Hasi-zo1ul]

Omg that must have been horrible 😢 Something similar happened to me when I was a teen. I went on a ride with my cousin. The restraints weren't individual ones. It was just one restraint for two people. This was a problem, because my cousin was very big and overweight and I was small and underweight. So the restraint secured her well, but not me. The people that worked there didn't pay attention, so I had to take the ride like that, without being held by a restraint. The ride was horrible. I was almost falling out. Thank God my adrenaline kicked in so that I had enough strength to hold at the restraint and not fall out. My hands and arms were hurting after the ride. I believe that it was also God that protected me.

[@brookemarchant6334]

@@Hasi-zo1ul omg sounds similar and horrific too, yeah I was slim too, they really need to check this stuff way more closely. And yes I hurt after too. I am so grateful to the man who was sent to sit next to me like an Angel. I’m so glad you had adrenal strength but it’s a whole different experience isn’t it when it’s actually holding on for your life 😳🥰❤️

[@bethanywinsley6419]

That happened to my little sister- her seatbelt wouldn't buckle and the shoulders wouldn't click low enough to keep her in. My friends and I were holding her in her seat and yelling for them to stop the ride, but the ride operators didn't seem to understand English. We finally got them to stop the ride, but they just kind of smiled and shrugged at us when we tried to tell them the seat was broken. And then they tried to put somebody else in that seat... 🤦

[@brookemarchant6334]

@@bethanywinsley6419 😳 so similar, this happens way too often

[@task_4532]

They never stopped it. The lady next to the little girl put her belt on for her half way up the ride. Poor girl must have been terrified and will probably never get on a ride again. SMH

[@lilyjoon5699]

That is so not true what with her fairy wings she flew next to her

[@task_4532]

@@lilyjoon5699 yup

[@FishnetLullaby]

That’s literally impossible

[@Hunter-qv5pc]

Liar

[@Shywolf2]

No, she actually turned out to be invincible, and unbuckled everyone on the ride.

[@KindnessInChaos]

The little girl screaming “mom” is heartbreaking 💔 😢 I’m glad she’s ok.

[@punkinpie2]

I could hear her . Poor child .

[@Penguins34455]

I know, I don’t even have kids and my heart stopped😢

[@imomifysupport4543]

Omg why didn’t they stop it? This is traumatizing

[@Aerochalklate]

imagine dying to a pitbull song

[@UnicornRyder04]

​@@Aerochalklate😂

[@khudkhed2955]

This makes me realize that every ride should have likea safe word that you can scream if ever something goes wrong 😭😭😭😭

[@themidnighttavern6784]

Just kidding, we need to make it a tongue twister.

[@whoanswerisgay]

The word could be LOOSE

[@urdumb007]

@@whoanswerisgayppl would def take advantage of it

[@nameiselactix4131]

If there weren't scared people to abuse the system I'd agree with you. If this was a system I feel that everytime a ride would start you would hear the safe word from at least one person who's too scared to actually ride but felt pressured by someone else to ride. Like children.

[@fyodorgalyukov]

the safe word. is to scream "my belt is unbuckled". and not just "stop"

[@Melaninatedbeauty43]

As a mom to a 9yr old girl, I am literally in tears hearing the panic/fear in her voice.

[@jakobcampbell3837]

She undid the buckle herself

[@gobsmr]

@@jakobcampbell3837Where was that said? Also, that doesn’t change anything. Employees still should’ve checked.

[@malaysiamorris8063]

@@jakobcampbell3837once their locked the person operating the ride should be the only person than can unlock them for reasons like this

[@dankus.memeokus4192]

​@gob6793 if she undid it herself she would of done it after they checked😂 most these places buckle ppl in for them anyway

[@alcottrell2527]

I lold

[@MissEllieEm]

The sound of desperation and terror in this mother's voice... and of her poor little girl 😢

[@Xxrasierklinge7]

Boy is she gonna feel stupid when she finds out that seatbelt is just a safeguard and isn't what keeps the bar down 💀

[@edwardgonzalez5178]

@@Xxrasierklinge7bet they both $1++€d thier pant’s 😂😂😂

[@Respectlesss]

​@@edwardgonzalez5178it's not funny

[@Turtlez-82792]

@@Respectlesssit’s just a sense of humor that you don’t have

[@rhedrhed157]

​@@Xxrasierklinge7boy are you gonna feel stupid when you find out they are also there to prevent people from sliding out of these rides

[@ca1lmebryn]

I can't compare any of my scariest moments to this.. I can't even imagine the pure terror the poor little girl and mother were feeling.

[@Optim40]

Forget it everyone got sprayed with poop once that ride went up.

[@tyleryoung3996]

The seatbelt is just 4 extra insurance, the hydraulics keep it down

[@ca1lmebryn]

@@tyleryoung3996 Still, it would be terrifying

[@corrupted_ehh]

I can compare many to this just saying

[@ohmeohmicah]

@@corrupted_ehh Ok

[@cassiewall2242]

That little girls screaming mom topped with her mom screaming begging for them to wait... that was heart wrenching.

[@AmalsFutureHusband]

The mom made it 10x worse the belt doesn't even do anything

[@wwbit]

All the comments here dismissing the child and mother's fear.. jfc. These are supposed to be thrill rides for fun not to traumatize the customers.

[@janetphillips2875]

Some of these videos are actually a voice over, and not the real thing. I dont SEE anyone yelling.

[@sagittarius420cheefie]

​@@IDontConsentToHandlersThat part 💯 Like how many fair rides accidents is it gonna take before folks realize that they aren't nearly as safe as you think?

[@Darkmage50]

@@janetphillips2875the girl is literally yelling in the vid you can see her😂

[@MiVidaBellisima]

Ppl have real life died like that. This is literally how these rides become death traps, idk why anybody would make light of it. P.S. fair rides don’t have the same stringent qualifications and checks that permanent theme parks do. They are innately more dangerous bc of that- you couldn’t pay me millions of dollars to let me kid on a fair ride.

[@sagittarius420cheefie]

@zahranoor8537 Who cares, people that get high want to enjoy life. Doesn't make the way they're doing it safe or good. Like really bruh, then your clapback was a corny zodiac comment.😂 You must be one of those that does stupid ish like ride carnival rides or let's you kids/siblings get on them. That's why you're in your feelings. Because nothing you said changes anything, they're dangerous as F'k and it's stupid to risk your health for a quick thrill.

[@moaxiom4893]

I remember I was on a ride with my boyfriend last year and went on one I counted as moderate since I’ve been riding for more than 10 years consecutively and constantly. He didn’t like rides, but wanted to joined, so I comforted him the whole time while the ride started to move. Once the ride started to speed up, I noticed I started to slip out over the bar, and I’m 5’2 and weigh lighter than him: more than half my body was flinging in the air and I held onto him for dear life. First time I screamed in genuine fear, and the ride had no seat belts.

[@atbadwolfbay14]

when i was younger i was just barely tall enough to ride a genuine roller coaster. every time it would go upside down i genuinely almost fell out and i only didn’t bc my dad was holding me down

[@chumon1992]

I had this experience once at a fair. The ride only had lap bars and spun around so fast you had to hold on to not get flung out. At least thats what it felt like, especially if you were riding alone.

[@luckyassassin1]

When i was 14 or 15 we have a yearly festival in one of the small towns in the area that we went to. They had carnival rides and one was a big swinging pendulum. Seats 4 people, me, my dad and cousin get in and as the ride is hitting it's peak (we're upside down and about to hit the swing around on the next revolution) my seat belt snapped. I had to hold the waist strap together with one hand and hold the harness closed with the other to avoid getting tossed around like a towel in a washing machine.

[@bigmfg24-7]

That’s crazy… 😳

[@El1sL1n]

Similar thing happened to me when I was younger. I was riding with my mom and my cousin, who were both a lot bigger than me, so the bar didn't go all the way down, and I was falling out. Absolutely terrifying.

[@Joa-jq8ky]

The fear in their voices , poor girl and her mom . I'm glad they're now safe

[@Optim40]

They're not. They're actually in the hospital right now.

[@Doge-God]

@@Optim40Proof?

[@Butterfly_Heart123]

My daughter was once on a ride and the same thing happend to her but they did not do anyting but im so lucky that my husband was with her and saved her life he is a real hero😊

[@Hasi-zo1ul]

I'm glad that nothing bad happened to her 🙏🏻❤ When I was a teen, something similar happened to me. I went on a ride with my cousin. The restraints weren't individual ones. It was just one restraint for two people. This was a problem, because my cousin was very big and overweight and I was small and underweight. So the restraint secured her well, but not me. The people that worked there didn't pay attention, so I had to take the ride like that, without being held by a restraint. The ride was horrible. I was almost falling out. Thank God my adrenaline kicked in so that I had enough strength to hold at the restraint and not fall out. My hands and arms were hurting after the ride. I believe that it was also God that protected me.

[@fjordpitsky4486]

Your husband was not a hero lol these seat belts are not designed to be restraints. They're designed to ensure the rider physically fits in the seat. Unless your daughter is a 400lb whale, they didn't need to use the seat belt to verify she fit because they could tell just by visual inspection. The restraints close under the power of dual hydraulic cylinders. That seat belt is about as useful of a restraint as a used Kleenex

[@Nanaimissyou]

@@fjordpitsky4486that’s what I’m saying🙄

[@kstar521]

This also happened to me! Was on a choir trip and got on the drop ride, Scream at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. I can be shy in large groups, especially in high school, and it was hard to speak up but I knew I had to. The bottom of the shoulder safety restraints went over twice as high as everyone else’s, about to my neck. I was a veteran of the Dungeon Drop at Six Flags Astroworld at the time, so I was familiar enough to know something wasn’t working the way it should. I patted the leg of the girl next to me and said that this isn’t right, as I raised it to show how high it went. She freaked out and started screaming to stop, and then the other 2 people on our row did too. About a quarter of the way up the guy noticed and was annoyed at first but once he shielded his face from the sun and actually saw, he gasped and I could just tell by his overall reaction that it wasn’t good. He nodded his head as he darted to bring it back down. I am still shy sometimes but I definitely speak out when safety or other basic needs are at risk.

[@FranklinNRW]

Only problem with this story is no one ever was at risk

[@ajhproductions2347]

@@FranklinNRWif she hadn’t said anything, who knows what would have happened?

[@FranklinNRW]

@@ajhproductions2347 nothing the safety systems would have worked as intended

[@Aroacerat]

I love that ride and have been on it multiple times- However, if something seems wrong, its better to speak up

[@Void_Everfrost]

​@@FranklinNRWah yes nothing seems wrong so shut up, that's how black companies trick people like you to become their employee. I hope you end up in one as well

[@MoonlitBookworm73]

The sheer terror in the mom’s voice and the pleading in the child’s voice is literally heartbreaking Jesus Christ- why did this get so popular

[@anon681]

Why they acting crz for she looks buckled in

[@lol69970]

@@anon681 it wasn't latched tho, you can see it moving as she's holding it. Also, notice the person to the right has a black stripe connecting it? She's missing it

[@anon681]

@@lol69970 I missed that smh 🤦

[@gleofox]

​@@anon681how can you miss that..... it was the point of the video

[@anon681]

@@gleofox well it’s short video not all people have the best eye sight

[@nzinga542]

My heart still hurts for the young man who slipped to his death, out of a ride similar to this!!😢

[@Baddie_Vee]

Yea my gut always wretches when I think about the poor kid and how absolutely terrifying those last moments were

[@erinwebber88]

Yeah😢

[@aidawilson971]

Was the girl okay ?

[@MyPageone]

Mercy ❤

[@CAROLC87]

Exactly my comment above .. does everyone not remember the young boy who juat lost his life similar to this so if a 13 second video like this didn't make u least watery to the eyes it's sad.. f9r say to someone they need help for tearing over this video shame on you.. I'd cry after 2 seconds of watching this it's scary to see a child I'm distress thinking they could die

[@lanaaubichon]

This made me cry. I could feel the terror of mom and daughter 😢 thank god ur both okay. We have to check our kids belts , so we know there safe ❤

[@NavaLene]

If cars can tell you which seat is unbuckled when someone is sitting on it, they can do the same for rides.

[@Optim40]

The thing is that you need a flux capacitor for that.

[@epicdumbgaming8943]

The drop tower dose have that - the seat itself and the over the shoulder restraints are secured by hydraulic systems that have this in place. The seatbelt is almost entirely redundant

[@detumaki]

The majority do, and have multiple systems in place to protect you. The buckles are usually for show in these cases

[@jaydub2546]

​@@Optim40😂

[@Optim40]

@@jaydub2546 😂

[@amberxxx0]

As a ride operator seeing this happened to so many people in the comments honestly saddens me. Watching this is a nightmare to me. Some people should not be allowed to work as a ride operator. Even if the belt is just a extra safety thing it should ALWAYS be checked and if you are unsure of where you started go another lap and check it twice. Safety always goes first no excuses!! Also important to be observant and listen to the people on the ride. You can tell the difference when they are having fun and when they aren’t.

[@Amanda-cv7vn]

I worked for the local fair for a couple seasons the second season they told my husband to assemble the boat ride with half the r keys and pins then was required by manufacturer saying oh it's fine just space them out we quit on the spot and drove home 😢 we have a difficult time enjoying rides now because we know the negligence that could happen

[@GavHern]

yeah, all the rides i worked at just had a seatbelt to verify the restraint met the minimum verify point, but it’s still a really bad look. i’m sure they were totally safe but making sure people actually feel safe is also a very important part of the job

[@Latvijas_Amēlija]

​@@GavHernpeople always go around each seat and tug on the straps and make sure theyre working this worker clearly wasnt doing his Job

[@hoodieproxy1086]

yeah definitely my dad when he checks his ride goes from 1 and goes to the last number and he does every other seat(he does the cliff hanger ride)

[@Deviciara]

This extra safety belt actually saved my life once, had the mechanical seat thing opening while being on a rollercoaster

[@MikeLaRock88]

Like a horror movie when people hear you screaming for help, but they think its just part of the ride

[@jenicdarling9425]

Was just thinking that!

[@Bumbaclaat-lc4nd]

It was locked the whole time the kid was being paranoid. Read the article

[@MikeLaRock88]

@@Bumbaclaat-lc4nd Read my comment again and think about why I need to read the article.

[@sk8tebordppdr907]

@@MikeLaRock88dude thinks he said something 🤣🤣🤣 he arguing ghost as we speak……

[@Kislyy06]

​@@MikeLaRock88nice User 14/

[@silverchimes81]

My son was at MovieWorld with his Grandparents. He’d gone on the Batman ride similar to this. I want to thank the woman who was sitting beside him that day. The harness failed, swinging open during the ride. She threw her arm out and held him in till it finished. You are amazing, thank you so much 🥰.

[@Acera-el4vs]

She must have more muscles in her arm then i have in my whole body when she was able to hold someone into a ride

[@canadiankellygirl]

Adrenaline makes you superman. I lifted my mom's car off a snow bank after I hit a telephone box while learning to drive at 6 am. I convinced my mom to let me drive and took the corner way too sharp, and the roads were slick. My mom got in the drivers seat, and I lifted that car with pure panic and adrenaline. I couldn't do that ever. My mom talked about that day a lot until her death. She couldn't believe the strength I had at 16. I didn't want to get caught! They never fixed that telephone box either. It's still damaged, and I think of it every time I drive by. That was 40 years ago.

[@kaystephan2610]

"WAAAAIT!!! WAAAIITTT!!!! THE BELTT!!! HER BELTT!!!!!" "Haha Jerry listen man they're so scared lmao"

[@atlasguytinyproductions55]

Underrated comment. But yeah, crazy moment.

[@kyleparris9764]

This is the funnies comment here I just think a lot of people didn’t want to laught yet bc they didn’t know the real outcome of this video

[@anorangewithacapybaraunder2370]

Happened to my cousin when we were 10. He literally lifted up & out of his seat, clutching on to the unsecured body frame that swung open. An Indian man sitting to his left had saved him by pushing my cousin down back into the seat and holding him there during the drop. Thanks, nameless hero 🤝. Edit: 17 years later, he's since become a great father of 2 beautiful baby girls. One simple act changed my whole family's future 😂. Stay safe n take care, everyone.

[@beaudontknow69420]

where was that? because in most parks the buckle does almost nothing, and the bar stays locked in no matter what and the ride won't move unless all seats are secured

[@justphantom7013]

Such bad bait. There is no way in hell someone can just hold you down during a freefl drop. Those things often put riders under more than 3G's, with a speed of over 100km/h in just 2 seconds. No one can hold another passenger in their seat with such forces, while being trapped in their own restraints. Get out of here and stop spreading such bs ride stories

[@anorangewithacapybaraunder2370]

@justphantom7013 I mean, we were 10yo kids and probably weighed 25kg. In that case, 3g of force isn't much for a grown man to hold down for literally 1 second of acceleration before we essentially enter free fall.

[@k.h.5119]

​@@justphantom7013 do you even listen to your self? The only time you potentialy experience more than 1g on a FREEFALL Tower ist in the Braking Phase, where you get pushed into your seat with that acceleration and not out of it. Before you start shaming other people you should try to understand basic physics🤦

[@TheCompdept]

Sounds like what happened to your cousin wasn't the same thing at all. Those seat belts don't do squat to hold you in place. It's the shoulder harness that does all the work. If the kid was coming out of the chair then it was because he chose to get on a ride. He's too small for and probably faked his height or size or a moronic employee allowed him on when he was too small. But that seat belt wouldn't be the reason whatsoever. It doesn't do anything. You should look into it. You were wrong about that so I bet you. He grew into a terrible father too

[@miscellaneouspeople1737]

THIS HAPPENED TO ME AT THE STATE FAIR ONCE!!!!!! We were already at the top before someone beside me was able to buckle me in!! I have never ridden a drop tower since that incident.

[@kelsey2333]

Which state fair? I have a really traumatic experience riding a ride at the Minnesotan state fair. I dont ride fair rides anymore. The people who operate them are sketch

[@GoldenKakes]

You’re supposed to buckle your own self in. This wouldn’t happen if you had brains.

[@Shastasnow]

It is easy to click yourself in. 9-year-olds do it all the time. Just because you can move it a little does not mean it is not locked. The extra buckle is just an extra.

[@clarity-argent2913]

​@@GoldenKakesyea, bud, that does not apply to basically anywhere, the ride attendants are suppose to do it because they are specifically trained in how to operate the ride, if your expected to do it yourself then that ride is not safe

[@GoudLoodje]

Don’t worry though, a seatbelt is really only there for rider comfort, as it doesn’t really help closing the restraint all by itself. You’d be totally fine without a seatbelt but because it’s there, people start screaming if it’s not buckled, not realizing you could literally buckle it mid-air and if you don’t, nothing’s gonna change. You’d still be fine

[@woolgaming6708]

As a ride operator myself, i could be wrong, but by the looks of things those restraints are hydraulic restraints and the seatbelt is a second failsafe they have in place for the ride. She was most likely totally fine with just the over the shoulder restraint keeping her in place. But i can understand how that can be traumatic and traumatizing.😢

[@hyperion6041]

It’s kinda shocking how little people know this, she was totally fine

[@sarahwillacker4135]

Yes this is true, I was thinking the same thing, but a ride op should have still checked her seat

[@woolgaming6708]

Definitely ​@@sarahwillacker4135

[@JWuschel]

Most people here are acting like they forgot to put on the restrains at all! They "just" forgot the fail safe. Needles to say this shouldn't be happening and she could be dead if the restrains would fail somehow.

[@Donttrustthegovernment]

Usually they even tighten you seat belt or pull on it to make sure.. at least at New England theme parks

[@2eddietheeagle]

There was a 14 year old boy who fell from one of these rides He knew what was going to happen as he knew he wasn’t buckled in safely on the way up he told his friend Tell my mum and dad I love them Absolutely heart breaking

[@hunterandhollysstbernardco9365]

Omg I'm sad heartbroken for this child I'll pray for his family

[@mouthwatered]

@@FranklinNRW .

[@Void_Everfrost]

​@@mouthwateredhe is a rage baiter careful

[@That_OneGuyNextdoor]

​@@FranklinNRW wtf?

[@aasiaackerman4417]

​@@FranklinNRWI feel bad for them, but this poor boy had to have his life ended. It's not good for them, and you should care.

[@tamigormley1626]

I was in my Early Teens and i was on the Wild Mouse in Santa Cruz.. at that time there was just a bar across your lap. I was really small. Thank God there was a larger guy behind me because as i was flying out of my seat he held me down. I will never forget that. I will always be grateful to him. ❤❤

[@lynnberry169]

That's exactly what happened to me too. My dad behind me was the only thing that kept me in that car.

[@jixergerl]

I accidentally did that to my daughter. She was super thin and about to come out of that chair. I can't believe they let her on. I had to hang on to her for dear life

[@TheLastArbiter]

BRING A WHISTLE. My brother almost was sent on a ride without being latched and my mom couldn’t get their attention, but luckily someone had a whistle and blew it really loud. That saved his life.

[@TheRisskee]

Genius actually! I would have never thought of that!

[@nemesis8626]

The belt is only a added precaution, there are primary safety measures that stop restraints moving, so saved his life, probably not

[@TheLastArbiter]

@@nemesis8626 I don’t know the detail of which ride or which restraint was not secured. I didn’t say belt

[@smilesgirl17]

@@nemesis8626bull caca

[@Xxrasierklinge7]

@@TheLastArbiter the rides literally will not operate unless the hydraulic/mechanical lap bar/over-the-shoulder restraints are in place.

[@Greenmanfreen]

The seatbelt is an additional safety mechanism only for if the main restraint malfunctions, which is very unlikely. 🤦‍♂️

[@stephb9256]

Hearing that woman (I’m assuming the mother) screaming “NO, WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT … HER SEATBELT!!! HER SEATBELT!!!! HER SEATBELT!!!!!” Was the most gut wrenching sound.. along with the child screaming for their mom!! I can not imagine the fear coursing through both of them in this moment.. I’m so glad that woman wasn’t preoccupied, fully had eyes on her child and knew what was going on so she could get the attention of the operators… ♥️♥️♥️

[@Optim40]

Omg write a story about it.

[@stephb9256]

@@Optim40 😂😂 Oh wow.. having a bad day today are ya?? I’m sorry for whatever is happening that you feel like you need to insert yourself on an innocent comment on a KZbin short video with a stranger to get validation …. I hope things start looking up for you ♥️♥️

[@THE_TALX_ICK]

Damn you heard that ,I only heard while reading your comment

[@ShawnDozier-jy3iq]

​@@Optim40it's a sad day when 4 sentences is so uncommon that people are annoyed by it. Our attention spans are going to hell in a hand basket. Smhhhhh

[@jl4260]

@@Optim40 your comment was rude asf but made me laugh ngl

[@bestgrandma7442]

That is so heart wrenching to hear a child yelling for her mother😮 the people that are running these rides are so irresponsible😮😮 glad to hear your daughter is OK

[@jessefoh-quinones7963]

I think they just be hiring teenagers from the area which the carnival///fair or rides are being held,,,which in so many ways we appreciate but in so many more we don’t…The (((Operator,,,of ride)))the teenager///child should be trained better for these situations... Especially since the rate of this happening is becoming more typical and fatal!!! I used to love rides man no ride to big or small or scary (((I was oblivious to the real danger till I wasn’t)))… Till this day can’t catch me on any kinda rides

[@Delusional_Cowboys_Fan69]

It wasn’t completely their fault

[@bestgrandma7442]

@@Delusional_Cowboys_Fan69 so can I ask who’s fault is it?

[@Delusional_Cowboys_Fan69]

@@bestgrandma7442 I said completely. While I agree they could have double checked, the machine didn’t properly buckle the girl in.

[@liljjsquadyt]

Hope you know you can buckle yourself it's just like a car seat ppl brains are just too fried and creates un needed panic like this

[@thequeens7711]

When I was ten, me and my brother (12) were on this roller coaster together called Blast Off at Six Flags that’s kinda like that ride and when the staff lady was checking seatbelts, she COMPLETELY skipped over my brother and pushed my seat belt in to lock it. I was safe but he wasn’t and we both kept trying to get her attention but she just walked off to check the other people’s seat belts. We called to our mom who’s on the same roller coaster, just on the other side, and she was finally able to get that lady’s attention before she started the ride. That was a close call and horrifying, that could’ve gone terrible wrong and that lady skipping my brother like that is CRAZY.

[@Rensheppy]

Last time I went to Six Flags (long time ago) was when I decided I would never go back. The attitudes of the people who worked there were beyond lazy, & I didn’t feel safe getting on rides with the staff who ran them. Hope it’s better now..

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Yep it's just like the drop zone ride at Great America! Terrifying ride lol.

[@timetravelhomestead]

Mine failed on the Flashback when it was in Texas. I had 2 women holding beers and a stoned out man who finished his joint while holding me in. I did fall out of the bar and hung onto it with my hands and legs for dear life, but luckily, and with 3 people who were not sober enough to be concerned about my possible death keeping me basically locked down..I obviously survived. 6 flags was like, here is a liability paper. Sign it before we'll let you leave, but you ok? You're not dead so it's fiiiiine.

[@marit7189]

Mine also Six Flags in CA. It was the riddler ride. It was a trip from middle school graduation. I followed instructions, but no one came to check my belt/ harness. It was too loose. Well, every time the ride did some sharp turn. I was slipping out. I held on for dear life. Hugging the harness. I was there with a teacher, but she just didn't really care. Never went back there again.

[@MatthewCofer]

Bruh it’s just the seatbelt, the actual restraint is what is holding you in place, and there’s sensors to tell the ride if it’s not in place

[@cmw8216]

The ride shouldnt be able to operate without the latches being engaged.

[@KeishaHart2]

The sheer PANIC in the voices of both the mother saying, "no no no, wait wait.wait...take her down", and her baby girl screaming "stop, stop, stop", (or maybe "mom, mom, mom") is absolutely bone-chilling. 😢 I hope they have both recovered emotionally. ❤

[@comfortme]

as someone who was 4 when a similar incident happened to me (tower of terror seat improperly fitted, leaving my dad to hold me down to keep me from flying) it took like 8 years to overcome the fear i felt on rides, even rides unrelated to the “tower” format. that is from getting out of my comfort zone frequently, it’s likely she will always fear them because overcoming trauma takes a lot of dedication. poor girl

[@henrylivingstone2971]

⁠@@comfortme What? The tower of terror doesn’t have fitted seats it just has a seatbelt. How did you not fit? It’s just a normal seatbelt.

[@comfortme]

@@henrylivingstone2971 this was early 2000’s in my memory it was a bar, and it likely was. the issue is that i was so small that i was actually slipping out of my seat. i was a very tiny skinny kid, i know he had to hold down on my lap since i was about to go flying

[@jadeedwards9276]

Sometimes it feels like you're coming out when you're not. Velocicoaster is exhibit a.

[@henrylivingstone2971]

@@comfortme How old were you? The tower of terror got rid of lap bars in 2002, so you must’ve rid it in either the late 90s or 2000 or 2001. And you had to have been tall enough to make the height requirement.

[@SharonJones-tj7vi]

A blessing indeed for the rider to help your baby. I’m so happy she’s fine.

[@Dahk]

Where are you seeing someone help her?

[@Ruhee]

@@Dahkthey realized it and did it after stopping the ride

[@chiefdaboss]

Facts ❤️❤️❤️

[@maiaanamariabelu9882]

@@Ruheeyeah after they failed to see before they started it

[@Ruhee]

@@maiaanamariabelu9882 which is terrible but still a blessing that it was seen and stopped.

[@tessabeth.123]

It’s common for people to yell wait or stop out of fear when rides start, so if this happens to you scream “I’m not buckled” instead

[@Hinokami777]

The mom did say the buckle isn’t strapped yet they didn’t listen.

[@danielgamer5402]

Rides like these feature a physical buckle as a redundancy/ back up in case of mechanical or hydraulic failure which is what hold the over the shoulder restraint locked this doesn’t make the ride any much unsafe. Rides like these also have control panels which not only tell the operators if a person restraint is buckled but they also don’t allow the ride to dispatch without all restraints being locked , this doesn’t include the seatbelt

[@lelsewherelelsewhere9435]

It doesn't seem to have a seatbelt sensor, only a primary latch sensor. I imagine this is for partially empty launches: they aren't going to click the seatbelt on empty seats, but the primary latch is automatically down even on empty seats.

[@JewelWildmoon]

Someone already mentioned it in the top comment, but rides like these really do need some kind of system that prevents it from starting if it senses even one seat belt unbuckled. You can't always trust that all ride operators will check or double-check and lord knows what would've happened if they didn't see it nor hear the mother. The primary belt is the main thing that holds you in place, yes, but the secondary belt is there IN CASE it fails.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

It's only needed if it's actually part of the safety system. A belt can be a safety device, it can also be a safety blanket or thing to check to ensure that the actual safety gear is in place.

[@rose_blue1]

True

[@stormingcoasters]

These ride typically will have a system like that. The over the shoulder restraint is doing all of the real work, and that's the restraint that will not allow the ride to go if not locked. The seatbelt is a secondary restraint, and typically just there for visuals to make people feel safer. There is actually no need for a seatbelt.

[@forzaguy1252]

@@stormingcoastersits also a go or no go, if the belt cant be buckled, you’re not riding

[@stormingcoasters]

@@forzaguy1252 that's also true, thanks for mentioning it!

[@JamieSchmidt16]

The horrific anxiety that this induces within me.. the immediate panic I feel inside gets me physically choked up!

[@bcaye]

Seriously, seek professional treatment. If something that happened in the past, to a stranger, that thankfully had a positive outcome caused you that much distress, you have serious issues. Also, maybe not choosing triggering videos? Alternatively, you are an attention seeking drama queen and need to find a hobby off screen. Exercise would probably be good.

[@amberg4131]

THANK GOD SOMEONE WAS LOOKING. THEY NEED TO CHANGE THIS

[@ilyrosea]

i’ve seen the og video on tiktok if I remember correctly the only thing that wasn’t secure was the extra seatbelt, (Basically double safety just to be sure), so she would’ve been fine

[@pippylongstockings970]

I had this done to me . The locking thing came undone and just the buckle was holding it but it was loose . The lady and her son and the guy on the other side of me was holding me soooo tight ! I thank God for them all the time. When the ride stopped the lady and her son punched the guy because he said nothing happen to me so it was fine and it ticked her off soo bad . I am grateful for her being a temporary mom to me at that moment esp cause my friends mom was an alcoholic who just shrugged it off.

[@Optim40]

Omg...don't get on rides that are from some local carnival. Common sense.

[@SamanthaP48]

Same. It was a man in the seat next to me that noticed and damn near ripped his arm backwards trying to keep my harness down. 😬🥺😕

[@randiplays1980]

Stories about things like this make me wanna cry. Without those people holding onto u, u wouldnt have been able to tell ur story here. God is with u. Bless u and the people that saved u. 😊

[@Optim40]

@@randiplays1980 Mannnn...NOOO! Stop the crying already !

[@mamobee]

@@Optim40where in their comment did it say they went to a local carnival when this happened?

[@NoahFonoti]

The safety buckle does nothing . As the shoulder harness does all the work, it secures into place when the ride begins and safely secure G force movements of people up to 200kg. The safety belt is more of a psychological measure as people are used to using seatbelts. It can work as a back up if the shoulder harness fails which is extremely rare, a 1 in 750 million chance according to IAAPA. The girl would’ve been more than fine, but the worry of the mother is completely understandable

[@lulolie]

The fact that the MOM was screaming too and they let it go on until they personally saw the belt is a major red flag

[@Pohonesty]

It's a ride. People are supposed to scream.

[@NinjaCloverPirate]

@@PohonestyUuuuh, the people watching the ride aren’t supposed to scream as well. If that’s happening, it should be pretty obvious to the operators that something’s wrong.

[@HssnsidndjdndBdndndjndk-yn4vh]

​@@Pohonestythat was a different scream.

[@HssnsidndjdndBdndndjndk-yn4vh]

Yeah, the ride operator would've had to see me.

[@Owletess]

Maybe Mom should have belted her daughter in herself and checked that the safety belt was latched. js

[@Cosmic_13x]

That’s why I don’t get on those rides. The workers do a rush job and don’t even really check to see if you’re buckled in properly

[@tyronos]

They don't check the screws on the ride either, people have died because rides just falls apart

[@edgarsox230]

Depends on the country

[@toneswisdom168]

Yup

[@That_One_Guy434]

Nice job making all workers seem bad because some in this video weren't working hard.

[@skyyy710]

Just put it on yourself like a normal person 😂

[@nikifavors6183]

This reminded me when I went on a fair ride it was the guitar ride and I realized the shoulder straps were not going on my shoulders to clamp down and latch but thank the heavens for the new updated systems that lets operators know who’s not properly strapped in! The operator looked straight at me and knew immediately I wasn’t strapped down before I could say anything!

[@See_me_in_the_sky]

All parks should have access to this

[@bucket79]

The buckle is only an extra precaution. The actual restraint is probably locked and there is probably no issue.

[@ziajohnson4948]

something like this actually did happen to me when i was 12 i was holding me sisters belongings while they were on this ride that i was to short to go on and but during the ride i saw that there was this huge crack in the ride so when my siblings wanted to go on it again i told them abt it and we went and told a manager but they didn’t believe us or smth and they still only shut it down after it almost broke and was close to killing or seriously injuring the ppl on the ride.

[@rosieeye6812]

Was that carowinds?

[@feel-the-rain85]

I had the same problem once. I was older, like 17 or sth. I pushed that thing down like hell the whole ride bc I knew my life depends on it. The guy next to me helped me and held it down with one hand too. I was very grateful. Nobody stopped the ride. Me and the man next to me shouted that the safety thing is loose, but no one really cared.

[@Joyinthemorn]

You see people dont care. Glad you made it out safe

[@6z0]

You were perfectly safe the entire time lol

[@6z0]

@icelium Its called a restraint. And yes they are hydraulically locked in place and the ride won’t start unless every restraint is locked in place.

[@alexkoehler2001]

@iceliumyou are the only smart gp in this comment section. (This was not meant to be mean)

[@timm14171]

@1celiumFR and if it DID come loose which btw its absolutely not happening in any universe, people need to stop crapping with those stories bc u would be thrown out of your seat

[@myahsmybaby]

I was a ride operator when I was in my early 20s..one of the best summers of my life and I can tell you they don't get much training for all that responsibility. Watch out for yourself and if they don't latch it..SCREAM!!

[@hypotheticlz]

If you were a ride operator then you’d know that the little seatbelt like buckle they forgot to secure is merely a failsafe device, and that the main harness is still secure. In fact any modern built ride like this will not operate unless every harness is secure, hence why the operators have to push the ones down that aren’t occupied

[@Calax93]

​@@hypotheticlzNo you're wrong it's to prevent someone from slipping out underneath the harness

[@hypotheticlz]

@@Calax93 trust me, you’d have to be about three inches thick to slip through one of those over shoulder harnesses. That’s why there are height restrictions on rides such as this. You should never ever feel contact with your body on that safety strap during a ride because it means the harness is not fitted correctly or your body dimensions are not appropriate for the ride.

[@ygs497]

@@hypotheticlzReminds me the veteran who was tall enough but also was in a wheelchair so he had those inoperable legs and since they were so small he slipped out and died.

[@hypotheticlz]

@@ygs497 that is a very sad and tragic situation, however in such a case it is the operators responsibility to identify that the individual in question was unfit to ride. The manufacturer should have clear guidelines on who is unfit to ride, such as being to large, small, tall, short, disabled etc. If the manufacturer did not specify that the man in question was no suitable to ride in their guidelines, then they should be held fully accountable. I understand most ride operators are usually teenagers and young adults ( I was a manager at Disneyworld for a few years ) and therefore shouldn’t be expected to have to identify. risks outside the rulebook. No one should ever be injured, let alone killed, whilst just trying to have fun. Especially when young kids or in this case a disabled veteran may be victims, and could leave families and witnesses with serious trauma and PTSD. I know for in my case we took ride safety VERY seriously at Disney, and in the rare cases we had incidents, no matter how small, there was always a massive investigation and lots and lots of paperwork to ensure it never happened again.

[@Me-rm1yd]

That initial scream from the kid had me laughing 🤣

[@jennyquintana8251]

This almost happened to my daughter on same kind of ride. They almost sent it up. I was ready to jump the fence, I was yelling that she wasn’t buckled in. The ride operator stopped what he was doing and went to check her buckle. He secured her in. Most awful feeling. I will never forget that scare!

[@kibmasa6177]

U are good mom

[@Paula-ps1vi]

@@kibmasa6177 um I would have taken my child off the ride.🥺

[@kibmasa6177]

@@Paula-ps1vi and u are a good mom too

[@SxnnyNevaeh]

@@Paula-ps1visame 😭😭 about to leave the whole amusement park altogether

[@fjordpitsky4486]

Would have been funny if you jumped that fence and caused an actual safety hazard when an unbuckled seat belt is literally not a hazard at all for a rider less than 300lbs

[@cheyenneswiski8475]

The fear in their voices just hit my soul. How can you not do the only thing you’re supposed to do is make sure everyone’s buckled in. That’s your one and only job besides running the ride.😳

[@duoduos9221]

have you ever noticed on a ride that even if your seatbelt isn't clipped in, you still can't open up your restraint? that's because the seatbelts aren't actually necessary. the restraints are already held in place by a ratcheting or hydraulic system, both of which are incredibly strong, so the seatbelt is more or less a redundancy feature

[@sharontaylor2634]

But they didn't know that did they, its still terrifying

[@someperson8151]

LOL. My autistic son got scared and got under those bars. Hung on to him for dear life. Luckily, at the time, he was around 45 pounds. He was easy to hang on and got him staightened in the seat while the ride was making it's jolts.

[@xXxRockkettPower012]

@@duoduos9221That’s not always the case though! People have literally died🤦🏾‍♀️

[@99Em07]

@@duoduos9221true but not factual. While yes normally the clasp will lock, it may register the seatbelt undone as unlock. Thats why they tell you do not unbuckle until the ride has fully stopped. You have to be able to undo the hydraulics without needing power or else you could be stuck for a long time. They have a mechanism to release thats only able to trigger if the seatbelt is unlocked.

[@blueeyedbatman]

As a former ride operator, if I don't go on a ride with my kids [which is rare] I personally go up with them and get them settled and check restraints until they're old enough to do it properly themselves.

[@Itsmyturn-notapickme]

Me too.

[@Amber_T23]

100%. I don’t have kids of my own but whenever my husband and I take my little sister to a theme park, I buckle her myself, just to be safe.

[@charlietomasi5265]

Some buckles are complex and parents trust the ride operators are going to safely check everyone in first and for most the child should have been safety checked first. Poor girl will never get rid of the trauma

[@Ooofaa-Maa]

Great, you’ve just tripled all the lines…

[@blueeyedbatman]

@@Ooofaa-Maa no, because I'm not an idiot who takes 5 minutes to buckle a seat belt. 🤡 I'm always done and out of the way before the riders are even loaded so try again karen. 👌

[@freaksareyou311]

I had this happen to me. It was on a ride that flips. My brother grabbed my harness and held me in for the whole ride. I haven’t been on rides since. Glad he is a big strong guy that could hold it.

[@roshanalall124]

Omg

[@kainwinchester4434]

My mother had to do this for me once because even though I was buckled in, the requirements for the ride weren't right. Another kid died on the ride that same year. Fell out of the seat mid ride because they were too small despite meeting requirements.

[@Blueberrybomb1234]

Some of y’all have never heard of negative g force ong

[@js1198]

Bro is redundant, if it was really bad you would have been ripped from that seat and in a hearse in seconds

[@WCfanboy]

Your bro ain’t that guy. You were fine

[@Lowkeyy222]

This happened to me at 6flags on x2 like 7 years ago! The chest part that goes down over your shoulders wasn’t clinked in tight and they didn’t check. But I was terrified so I had my arms crossed across the outside of the safety bar and when we went on the loop part, the pressure of my arms against the bar clicked it in place when we were upside down. Otherwise I probably would’ve slipped out and hit the ground like an egg ! Thank god for fear that day 😂

[@ems901]

Same thing happened to me at canadas wonderland. I wwould have slipped out if I let go

[@yvettebeck6367]

​@@ems901ngl, X2 killed roller coasters for me.

[@katherinesmith7174]

Lord have mercy 😢😢😢😮😮😮

[@AnxiousAlien...]

Omfg...just the thought of it is very scary!!

[@Victoria-qb6cc]

I’m so happy to hear that I’m not the only one that crosses her arms around the outside safety bar 😅 idk if it would help but hey 🤷‍♀️

[@Katiee0592]

We are way too advanced with technology for things like this to happen. There should be a system that alerts the operators every belt is in clicked in. This should never happen. So glad the little girl is safe. Her poor mom 😬

[@getoutim07]

Indeed we are too advanced. Hence why the ride dispatched. The little girl is perfectly locked in

[@BigBlessed9135]

And kids should "clock" in and out with a key card either with a doorman or a electric door. Teachers too, but hey it's only 2024 and bbls and blender cups make more money.

[@Aj_Leigh]

Their should also be an emergency speaker button that u can press to talk to the ride attendant if something is wrong

[@darladay4766]

These rides are intentionally made as cheap as possible

[@firemonkey1015]

Only issue with that is they’d get lazy and rely too much on a system that tells them whether they’re strapped in or not. If the system bugs out or isn’t working right, then rip.

[@siosifatalakai380]

❤😊❤Great catch, mom/kid. Worker no so much 😅😮😅 I'm glad everything worked out 😢😮😅

[@clairebarrett301]

How horrifying for her mother. The sheer panic in the child's and mother's voice is a cry out of desperation and unconditional love

[@megiab]

thinking your child is about to die and you can't do anything but watch. absolutely the worst .

[@itzAurora_Xoxo]

​@@megiab made me feel sick 😫

[@f.r.etling6226]

They were dramatic asl. She was locked in fine, that belt is just a backup

[@MynicknameisViolet]

Seeing this gave me a flashback to when a teen fell off a similar ride cause his buckle was loose. I still remember the ringing sound from the fall. Glad this girl didn't suffer the same fate.

[@Polar_Ice889]

Did she die?

[@theace7002]

​@@Polar_Ice889 He was too heavy to be on the ride, the ride ops didn't notice, and he fell

[@sunepaw]

God I remember that, I saw the video and it was heartwrenching, he didn't fit into the ride and the operator just sat the bar on him instead of telling him he didn't fit and he ended up falling to his death 💔

[@Polar_Ice889]

Were you there mynicknameisviolet. That would be horrible if you were

[@evanradcliff141]

OMG when his body hit the metal at the bottom, he was telling his friends to tell his daddy he loved him... Was visiting with friends or something in Florida, that story really made me cry, no parent should bury their child/children. That story made me cry I got 4 little ones

[@ccouch1988]

This is EXACTLY why i stay with my kids and buckle them in myself i dont give a crap im checking it myself. That poor mama you could tell she was about to loose it!

[@amab2738]

Right? I can take that ride without the seat belt I've been on the scariest of them, airplanes are a little different though. Always put our oxygen mask on first fr.

[@BaloozPitty]

Yes ma’am! I always make sure my kids are buckled properly. I KNOW I’m embarrassing them when I do it but u don’t give a damn. If I’m with them I’m checking. My kids are just barely teens.

[@Bignfluffy]

@@BaloozPittymaking sure your children are safe isn’t embarrassing it’s being a good parent.

[@BaloozPitty]

@@Bignfluffy oh I agree it’s being a good parent. But when you’re 13 and 14 and your mommas checking your seat belts you don’t care about safety..but I tell them to get over it..I’m not willing to scrape them up off the floor if they fell out 😂

[@p4p4b34n]

I can only imagine what a day of fun looks like with you 😅

[@j4alfaro]

That’s why as an operator you have to check everyone’s seatbelts before starting the ride

[@False_blazement]

I remember me and this little girl not much older than 6 went on this one ride, she had been really small and so am I as a 4’11 thirteen year old. When we had gotten on and latched in I had realized the latch was broken.. making us unable to protect ourselves from hitting metal bars and the roof of the ride. At some point it spun around constantly flipping us upside down and right side up over and over again, I had held the little girl in my arms while also trying to hold my self in place. I had busted my head open from the metal of the cage and the little girl was safe to say traumatized. Not to mention me and the girl had hit our heads many times on the top of the cage, which was poorly padded… by the time I left the carnival my head had been throbbing and bruised with trickles of blood running down the back of my neck, which I had not realized until my boyfriend (now ex) had pointed it out laughing. Please stay safe on rides! They can be fun but very dangerous.. ☺️❤️

[@justine_chase]

laughing?💀 good thing he's your ex now

[@petmashup2672]

Oh my god you should’ve sued

[@False_blazement]

@@justine_chase yeahh.. he was pretty abusive and not a good person, but I’m now dating someone very sweet and reassuring ☺️

[@False_blazement]

@@petmashup2672 unfortunately we were unable to, considering how young I am they said I got into a fight while there.. and it was a whole mess that we just let go of 🥲

[@justine_chase]

@@False_blazement that's even better. I hope you both stay strong✨️

[@Humansperson]

Once i got on a roller coaster when i was about 5 or 6. It was an old amusment park, and I was about an entire foot too short to ride the coaster. The guy let me on anyway, and i didn't know better at the age. On the first drop, were were about a hundred feet in the air when I almost flew out of my seat. Thankfully, the person next to me held me down and kept me from falling to my death. I can't imagine how my family would've felt if i fell out and died all because of the guy who didn't follow the precaution. I thank that person who held me on to this day.

[@judywingard7429]

I remember riding the scream machine at six flags when I was little.i guess I didn't weigh enough. I remember the chaperone that I rode with noticed it ,held me down and said get back in this roller coaster!

[@edel3585]

Remember, people hired at these parks are not "eagles." They are minimum wage employees, some of them lacking proper training or common sense, on drugs, etc. People should keep this in mind when they go there. Your family would probably feel partially responsible for letting you ride as a small child. I know I would, as a parent.

[@DarkEnergyHealer]

Where were your parents anyway letting you go on a coaster by yourself at 5 or 6? And then they would be upset with the staff if anything had happened to you?? And that poor guy who saved your life, did your parents go over and thank him at least? Tjeez... Sounds like real bad parenting

[@stormingcoasters]

@@judywingard7429if you start to lift out of a seat during a ride, it's completely normal and part of the design. The restraints will prevent anybody from falling from a ride as long as they are within the height requirements.

[@MatthewCofer]

@@judywingard7429dawg there’s 3 scream machines and multiple six flags parks u gotta be specific 💀

[@AfflictedLives]

I got on a county fair ride with a random person when I was like 14. It was the whirl a tirl or something like that where you seat 2 people in a cart and it spins around really fast. I had to hold down the poor young girl the whole time or she would have been flung out. They didn't buckle her in correctly and she started sliding upwards and out as soon as it started spinning up quickly. I had one arm on the side of the cart and one arm holding her down. She was crying and I was freaking out but I'm just happy I was raised on a ranch and strong enough to hold her down. The ride operators said they buckled her in but it malfunctioned and they said "what do you expect...these rides are built of a truck? It's at your own risk"

[@IMAGINETHAT2000]

A comment above yours sounds very similar maybe she was the girl.

[@hyun_ch0i651]

yo check the girls comment you might have found her

[@karlalopez6503]

Similar story , go read the comments !

[@Thehistorygeographyandflagnerd]

Yo you guys might have found each oher

[@mommymarine1756]

If that happened in Laughlin, there's someone in the comments above who'd like to thank you for saving their life.

[@RESPONDI433]

Omg that poor mother 😢 In the UK an employee goes round to check each person and dont forget this could even come loose during the spin so nothing anyone could do. Happened to a girl in my school year 15 year old girl, she broke her pelvis falling from a Ferris Wheel, the bar came loose as she turned at the top. We all couldnt believe she was alive and in class a few weeks later, she constantly had movement problems way after recovery deep into her college years 😢

[@InfectAion]

Happened to me and a friend sitting right beside me, we both were 12 years old. We didnt notice first, just when the seats opened when we we're at the highest point. My older brother who sat on my left tried to hold it closed with all his force the WHOLE ride. They didnt heard us scream that the seats were open. I will never forget it. Btw. I'm from Germany.

[@michelegolembiesky9161]

Love the Fests , but those large open Farris wheels are terrifying!!!! 😳👀

[@missym877]

The way you wrote this is like your friend died. Did they make it?

[@kristiholder8505]

I lived in Germany for a few years when i was in the military. The rides at the fests there are NO JOKE! The "laws" are much stricter here than over there (at least when I lived there in the early 90's)! I loved living there!!!

[@triumphalzivah]

😮😅😊😅😅😅😮😮😮😊😅😊😅😮a😊​@@michelegolembiesky9161

[@wacodraco1558]

Es lebe Deutschland mein Bruder! 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 Der Drache des Westens ist auf der land

[@thumper62973]

Final destination stuff right there..I always ask people next to me if they're secure and pay it forward. Team work buddy to save a life!

[@livelife5309]

You’re right everytime I ever visited a carnival or theme park we got on the ride and immediately buckled up everyone on the ride was asking if everyone was buckled up and if someone’s harness or buckle was broken we all screamed to get the operators attention.

[@roseannheckel4800]

Love that idea!!! 👍💙!!!! But this is why my feet will remain on the ground lol not saying I haven’t done a few rides but I’m my old age I can watch n inform if needed lol

[@SamM88]

Same! I’ve always asked ppl ever since I can remember.

[@XxKristinaaXx]

😂😂😂

[@fionageco5084]

I was on a ride once and a little girl went in right before it started so no one checked her. I noticed that she was sitting very loosely in her seat and she started screaming so I put my arm in front her like a seatbelt until it stopped. I remember she was so scared. She looked at me terrified. I even yelled out to the man operating the ride before he started it that she wasn’t buckeled in but he didn’t hear me over the music… The father thanked me afterwards.

[@b.andeka]

hero

[@davidjennings9907]

You know that Cobb county fair is assembled by jail inmates and I mean the rides that's why I don't ride attractions that come on the back of trucks

[@diaismarried5182]

In 8th grade, I was on this ride with my older sister and it had a seat belt around your waist and over your shoulders. A couple seconds after the ride really starting going fast and turning a lot and going up and down, the shoulder seatbelts of my older sisters seat unlocked. Because of the speed, she flew forward and couldn’t go back. I was panicking and grabbed her with one arm because my other arm wouldn’t reach over and my fear gave me more strength. I pulled her back eventually and we both struggled to put the seatbelt back on and so the entire time, im keeping one arm over my sister and we’re both panicking. We ended up being fine but it was terrifying.

[@leonardhpls6]

Did you then wake up from your bs story?

[@jillmont3342]

@@leonardhpls6💀

[@Dontavious-dg8dy]

I’m sorry but there is no way you holding 50 plus kg with one arm

[@flowingenergy7326]

​@@Dontavious-dg8dy in 8th grade, she wouldn't be over 50 kg.

[@CoolCatDoingAKickflip]

​​@@flowingenergy7326 She was in 8th grade and she was her older sister.

[@bgb411]

Something similar happened to me the only time I've ever been to disney world. My friend convinced me to go on tower of terror with her (I hate heights) and I couldn't find my seatbelt. The little door at the front closed, indicating that the ride was about to start, and I started panicking until the operator of the ride came over. The guy sitting next to me was sitting on his seatbelt and somehow grabbed mine up. She fixed it and everything was fine but I have never forgotten the situation.

[@simplypaul8681]

Wow, I'm sorry this happened to you. I do hope you were able to lead a happy and healthy life after enduring such tragedy

[@dianegreen1333]

Not Tower of Terror (in my Khloé K voice) ... even with the seat belt, you go flying into fhe stratosphere! 😅😅😅 This is my fave Disney Studios' ride and I'm Pooh-sized, lmfao. I'm sorry you had to panick like that, they usually check, double and triple everybody! 😂😂😂

[@sweetscorpionkiss]

I was on the ring of fire and my seat belt didn't latch but the bars did. I was holloring for my life. They started the ride and half way up I was screaming Im not buckled in the whole crowd started shouting it as well security came running stopped the ride and I got off never got one like it ever again.

[@angellove1012]

That happened to me just recently on tower of terror Disney world! I love this ride and remember riding it when I was 7. The seat Belt was to loose and would expand tight. I told the operator and she had to reset the belts.

[@WickedlyMe328]

It was a seatbelt and they would’ve known it wasn’t buckled before the ride started. I accidentally put mine over the handle bar on Soarin’ I had to fix it.

[@TheStage64]

I was on a similar ride and my buckle wasn't latched as well. The ride operator didn't catch it. There were these 3 young boys, about 8-10 years old, who were on the ground behind the fence that saw it but the ride when up anyway. I remember going up and screaming back down, enjoying myself with my little sister next to me. When the ride dropped completely down, I was greeted with the faces of the little boys with shock and horror as if they saw a ghost. They alerted me that my buckle was undone. Good thing these rides have the overhead restraint because that is really what prevented me from flying off. I feel for those boys those because for those seconds, they felt like all doom of me being killed was on their shoulders. The ride operator was never alerted which I should've told them. They never came by to check after the ride came back down.

[@candacecarpenter4137]

Sounds like a good ending for everyone ‼️I used to love rides, when I was a daredevil teenager 😁‼️

[@The2ndOriginal]

So glad you're ok! N i s thinking the same thing about the overhead thing but still, they should absolutely be checking those buckles

[@rdeez5974]

Exactly the buckle is just an extra precaution, not what’s keeping you in

[@TravisBeaves]

im assuming this is a fairground and the ride ops were not doing their jobs correctly but even in this case the ride is designed to be completely safe without the buckle but still fire the ride ops