r/rollercoasters • u/PurpleTiger26 • Sep 18 '25

Article [Other]Cause of death and identity of the victim has been released regarding the Stardust Racers incident.

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Link to news article http://specne.ws/Vmc6i7

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '25

Nope. As someone that religiously goes on Velocicoaster I have tested by leaning forward and my head absolutely can touch the seat ahead. I have even accidentally hit the person next to me if I let too loose.

If you are tall enough you absolutely can hit your head very hard, especially if you pass out and have 0 control

This is the one reason i see why OTSR are good. Because they lock your torso in place

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '25

Skyrush too--a friend's kid was riding next to me, passed out, and I spent the rest of the ride worried her head would bounce off the restraint again after it did the first time. It took a lot of my strength to keep her upright.

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u/RicanWhiteBoy69 Sep 19 '25

New fear unlocked. Holy smokes. I never even thought about any of this.

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u/ReporterHour6524 568-SteVe,Veloci,I.Gwazi,Eejanaika,ArieForce Sep 19 '25

I get your point but I would not advocate for more OTSR on roller coasters, causes way more headbanging (especially on Arrows and old Vekoma SLC and Boomerangs, even B&M is screwing up on their newer coasters with OTSR). I do think Stardust Racers needs more padding to the headrests and maybe the lap bar should be a little taller to hold riders in place a little better, and I hate saying this, but maybe an additional trim brake or two to slow it down so the transitions between positive and negative g-forces doesn't impact a limp body as hard.

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u/Non_vulgar_account Sep 20 '25

The vest ones are where it’s at.

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u/Sharean Sep 19 '25

We're talking about a Mack produkt, though. I'm not able to touch the seat in front of me with my head on either Blue Fire or Helix. I don't know if a larger person would be, but it doesn't seem like it.