Our carnival ride injury lawyers note that the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) is here again, and thousands of people will be enjoying the thrills and chills of the many exciting carnival rides. You might remember that last year, a man fell to his death in the closing hours of the HLSR from the Hi-Miler, a roller coaster operated by Ray Cammack Shows, The Hi-Miler won’t be back this year. It’s been replaced by another roller coaster due to lingering safety concerns.
There are good reasons for such concerns. The state of Texas only requires its inspectors to inspect carnival rides once a year. The inspector will check to make sure a ride is assembled properly, all safety restraints work, and that the ride operates as it should. If it passes inspection, he’ll affix his seal of approval to the ride. But our carnival ride injury lawyers caution you that the same ride might be assembled, disassembled, and moved many times by many people during the course of the year.
Ride supports could get stressed or cracked during a move. Safety restraints could wear out or develop other problems. Workers could miss properly tightening a bolt during an assembly. In short, all sorts of things could go wrong between the time the inspector checks out and approves the ride and the time you actually get on the ride.
Our carnival ride injury lawyers point out that no federal agency regulates portable carnival rides. The CPSC only investigates accidents after the fact, or helps ride manufacturers correct possible defects. And the Texas Department of Insurance disclaims responsibility for the safety of portable amusement rides even after the inspector’s seal of approval is in place. The Department’s website says that the Texas compliance sticker the inspector affixes to the ride is not, in fact, an endorsement of that ride’s safety.
What it basically comes down to is that if you ride a portable carnival ride in Texas, you’re taking your chances. If you’re injured on a faulty carnival ride, contact the experienced carnival ride injury lawyers at Denena & Points for a free consultation about your injury accident. We’re one of the few firms in the state with actual, practical experience handling carnival ride injury cases.
Don’t trust your case to someone without a successful track record on amusement ride injury claims. Contact Tony Denena & Chad Points. They know the laws affecting carnival rides, and they know how to overcome the complexities and challenges you face in making an injury claim. Let them help you win the full financial recovery you deserve from those whose negligence injured you. Call today: 877-307-9500.