Originally Posted By Rebekah This topic is for discussion of the 5/2/2003 news item <b><a href="http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=37361" target="_blank">OCReg: Boy injured on Disneyland's Autopia</a></b> The May 2nd <I>Orange County Register</I> reports a 4 year old was injured when he fell from the loading platform in front of an Autopia car. A local radio report has stated the child fell from an Autopia vehicle.
Originally Posted By Filmdirector17 Well it's no mystery that we are getting gates, that has been in the works for some time. They will not be air gates that open and close rather there will simply be a gate in between each set of cars to prevent children from running in between cars or onto the track, when Autopia reopens on sat the gates will be in place and the loading numbers will finally be anchored into the ground.
Originally Posted By Dave Let's see how about Air gates Roll bars 5 points seat belts Hans device (head restraint safety device) Window net (to keep debris out) Air Bags Maybe a 2-way radio system so they can keep in touch with their family (who can stand on the Rocket Rods track and watch them) and notify them of slow moving vehicles or CM's walking on the track area.
Originally Posted By refurbmike Dave: Roll bars. LOL! You know what's funny? Even with the most safest stuff in the world, the most professional automobile drivers get killed/hurt now-and-then. Granted, they drive faster than those at Autopia, but it just goes to show that accidents happen and you can't prevent EVERYTHING.
Originally Posted By refurbmike Yea, that's what I was referring to. On a side note, I know Jerr. Well, it's not like we're best pals, but he's close acquaintances with my parents. It's been really intense watching things unveil with him. It's been really hard on their family, for obvious reasons, but they all have confidence he's gonna pull through. To bring it back closer to topic, it is very different style when a racecar driver gets injured. They realize that it is part of the job and these things happens. Granted, they take more risk with their lives than the average Disney guest, but the notion remains. Things happen and you just have to go with the flow. To make a comparison, I was once on the Jungle Cruise when I almost fell out. I was leaning out of the boat (not extremely, but somewhat) to take a picture of something. Well, the boat hit a nice turn and I lost my balance. The CM stopped the boat to make sure I was okay, but I told him I was fine and it was mostly my fault anyway.
