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  1. J

    Incident on The Smiler 02/06/2015

    I'm sorry bud, but you clearly know nothing about accident investigations. The fact the train stalled is simply a contributory factor. Yes, if it didn't stall then there would of been no accident, but that's because there wouldn't of been an occupied block to enter!! The main factor is, for...
  2. J

    Incident on The Smiler 02/06/2015

    Question all, sorry to be morbid and don't mean it in a scaremongering way, if this happened say on Nemesis, would the leg injuries be be much worse? As far as I remember there is no " buffer" that will stop a collision with the car in front? But to be fair, I have never thought about it before...
  3. J

    Incident on The Smiler 02/06/2015

    Don't get me wrong, they haven't been so dramatic this time, but conveying "a poor safety record" like they was trying to do, and saying it should of been shut on the day is simply to sell papers. And saying someone has had their leg amputated, with no back up or reliable source is frankly...
  4. J

    Incident on The Smiler 02/06/2015

    Unfortunately the world we live in means the press explode everything into something 2000x times worse than what it is. The human nature is interested by disaster and catastrophe, even if it disgusts us we can't look away. Look at motorway car accidents as an example. It sells papers and gets...
  5. J

    Incident on The Smiler 02/06/2015

    Hello all!! Never knew this place existed before today! I have a huge interest in rides and the technology behind them and the control systems! Is everyone on the control 'panel' logged and recorded? I work on the railway, and every action we do is logged on the panel/workstation.
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