“Shouldn’t have been allowed on” roller coaster

“A 55-year-old man who died after falling out of a roller coaster shouldn’t have been allowed on the ride because he was heavy and had cerebral palsy, his mother said Sunday.” (“Family Says Man Shouldn’t Have Been On Ride”, NBC30.com, May 2). “Park officials said Mr. [Stanley J.] Mordarsky was able to board the roller […]

“A 55-year-old man who died after falling out of a roller coaster shouldn’t have been allowed on the ride because he was heavy and had cerebral palsy, his mother said Sunday.” (“Family Says Man Shouldn’t Have Been On Ride”, NBC30.com, May 2). “Park officials said Mr. [Stanley J.] Mordarsky was able to board the roller coaster by himself, according to broadcast reports on Sunday. The park, under the federal Americans With Disabilities Act, must allow disabled people on rides if they can get in the rides by themselves, the officials said.” (“Man Dies After Fall From Roller Coaster”, AP/New York Times, May 3). (More: Boston Globe). For other instances in which amusement park patrons may have been killed by their rights, see Oct. 29, 2001 (obesity) and Aug. 31, 1999 (mental retardation).

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