Skyscraper
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- Nemesis
absolutely 100% agree!I'm sorry, I don't fully agree with that. The ride staff and tech staff have to take responsibilty for some of their own failings. They didn't see a valleyed train that was not difficult to miss, not to mention the fact it was on CCTV - you don't need extensive staff training to tell you that if a coaster is stuck on the track, then it's not a good idea to send another one hurtling straight at it! Yes, Merlin's procedures were woefully and dangerously inadequate, and they deserved to be punished. But, for me, there were mistakes that came down to individual laziness, and that cannot all be blamed on Merlin. If I made a gross error at work, despite having not received proper training and having been exposed to bad working conditions, I'd still feel personal responsibility for my actions. I know Merlin enforced a worrying system where low downtime equalled staff bonuses, which is a disastrously poor work ethic to enforce, but it would still only have taken a few minutes to assess the track and check the CCTV properly, something the tech staff failed to do.
Fact is, had they seen the stalled train, they would not have reset the ride. That wouldn't change the fact that there was no set procedure in place to deal with this incident, something Merlin should be ashamed of, but it would have avoided a hideous incident taking place. Of course, the judge has ruled that Merlin are 100% to blame, and the punishment has been duly passed down, but I personally feel the tech staff involved in this have gotten off slightly lightly.