How cautious are you about your seat belt?

[bizarrofan10]

I was randomly thinking about this earlier today..........

When you have a coaster (or any ride really) with a seatbelt, how cautious are you about making sure it is tight/secure?

 

[Hyde]

I put it on in order to help with load speed, as well as hoping to luck out with a "looser" ride by not putting the belt or bar on as tightly as possible.

 

[bizarrofan10]

d

I always tighten it as tight as can be

 

[Hyde]

with disdain against the Airtime Gods! :razz:

 

[Snoo]

Well.. I don't unbuckle.. but it is hardly tight or secure.

 

[RCF]

I'm usually a pretty big pussy when it comes to seatbelts. well, eh it depends. Usually I'm always paranoid even though I know better

 

[Ian]

Just like getting in a car, I put my belt on naturally without thinking. It's a natural instinct, as it is with well-trained ride ops to check it.

Nope, not cautious at all.

 

[Ollie]

I put it on myself but I didn't realise you could tighten it. I just clip it in how it is.

 

[Anonymous]

I put it on myself to speed up loading and try to get it as loose as possible. But it all comes down to the ride/ops on how I have my belt...

The only way to ride Balder is standing up

 

[Lofty]

I usually put the belt on. Tighten it. Let the ride-op check it, then loosen it slightly. So I'm not absolutely crammed in (if they've pinned me in, if they haven't, I usually just leave it)

 

[furie]

Automatically put it on as soon as I get on the ride. I tend to tighten it so I can feel it a little bit on my hips, but loose in my lap.

It should be the bar that keeps you in, seat belt is a backup. My sister has been on Grand National at Blackpool without any restraints (Bazpa has too). I may have done, but I can't remember, too young :lol:

I think first ride on a coaster I tend to be more cautious, then subsequent rides I'll go looser once you know what the chances are it'll chuck you out. Always ride with it fastened though, if I did come out and die, I wouldn't want a ride op to get in trouble for my own stupidity.

 

[Hixee]

I'll always do it up and tighten it lightly. I like it to be secure but not crushing. For my first ride on coasters I tend to semi-staple myself until I'm more sure about how the coaster rides, then I'll get myself some room to enjoy the ride properly (anyone remember Diamondback at the Live? ).

So yeah, I'll tighten it a bit, let the ride op check it, then just adjust it some I'm comfortable with it on the lift/launch.

 

[LiveForTheLaunch]

I put it on and let the ride op tighten it but if it's too tight I usually loosen it back up to the point where, if anything DID happen, I probably wouldn't fly out, but I'm not restrained from getting good airtime.

 

[bizarrofan10]

eh

with disdain against the Airtime Gods! :razz:

I am always overly safe but I never feel restricted from getting good airtime.

How loose are your seat belts? :?:

And does the tightness of the seatbelt matter if there is a lap bar over it in terms of air time?

 

[furie]

Re: eh

And does the tightness of the seatbelt matter if there is a lap bar over it in terms of air time?

It does if you have the lap bar on one click

 

[CMonster]

^ I can never do that, as the lap bar always defies my intentions and falls down on its own.

As to the question, I tighten it as soon as I get on the ride, keep it as loose as possible without raising suspicion, and then adjust it once the ride's started.

And, obviously, I never undo it or make it so loose it's unsafe.

 

[Anonymous]

^ The way to get around the "lap-bar falling down" bit, just pull it upwards on the bottom of the hills and stand up over the hills, works for me

 

[T0M]

On Grand National it isn't usually checked, and I take it off once the train departs anyway. I also bring my knees up as high as possible to try and get as much movement as I can. Same with The Ultimate and any roughty toughty non inverting veteran...

 

[kimahri]

I put it to where I want it, then the ride oP is like:

"No, Lol."

Then they staple me.

 

[Hixee]

^HAHAHAHAHA!! Don't rightly know why, but that has just absolutely cracked me up. I'd go as for to say it's made my day!

****ing excellent!