Ok this just doesn't make sense

[Drache]

Bumping in bumper cars is banned at Butlins in the name of 'health and safety'

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:58 PM on 26th April 2011

But seaside resorts are introducing their own strict Highway Code on the fairground ride because of health and safety concerns.

Bosses at all three Butlins resorts – in Bognor Regis, Minehead and Skegness – have decided that the point of dodgems is to dodge one another.

Banned from bumping: Revellers such as Peter Andre and Jordan, pictured during their relationship, would not now be allowed to hit each other in dodgems at Butlins

So they have banned visitors from bumping their cars together, requesting that they manoeuvre them carefully and sedately around the course instead.

They insist adults and children can still have 'great fun' overtaking other cars – but only while driving in an orderly fashion in the same direction.

However, disappointed visitors have described the experience as similar to navigating 'an exitless roundabout'.

Ironically, it was Sir Billy Butlin himself who brought the electric bumper car, equipped with its distinctive large bumpers, to British fairgrounds from the U.S. in the 1920s.

The holiday camp confirmed that the rules for their 'experience dodgems' had been tightened to avoid customers injuring themselves or others.

Staff have been ordered to ban any visitor who dares to flout the strict 'no bump' rule.

'Still great fun': Bosses at Butlins insist that the 'health and safety rules' will not diminish the fun of the bumper cars

A spokesman for Butlins admitted the restrictions were 'pretty vigilant', but insisted they were necessary.

It is thought the company was concerned about potential legal claims for whiplash or other injuries suffered during a 'crash'.

But although there have been attempts to claim compensation for injuries sustained while on a bumper car, none has succeeded.

Solicitors say it would be very difficult to prove fault on the part of a dodgem driver, and many believe the level of impact would simply be too low for a compensation claim.

Jeremy Pardey, resort director at Butlins in Bognor Regis, said he could not allow the cars to bump for 'health and safety reasons'.

He added: 'The point of our dodgems is to dodge people, not to run into people.'

The holiday camp has fallen in line with many other fairgrounds which display 'no bumping' signs. But few go as far as banning those who break the rules.

Mr Butlin bought the UK franchise for Dodgem Cars, a brand manufactured in the U.S., and introduced them at his holiday camps 80 years ago.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1380607/Bumping-bumper-cars-banned-Butlins-health-safety.html#ixzz1KdrEsV8Z

[Vainglory, Esq.]

Yay for the nanny state.  Pretty soon we'll all live forever in peace and harmony...

[Tilar]

Yay for the nanny state.  Pretty soon we'll all live forever in peace and harmony...

Provided there is a never ending supply of kool-aid!

[ChgrSteve67]

That cracks me up
We have a minature golf place that has a ride called the Screamer that you are not allowed to scream on becasue it pisses off the neighbors.
Scream while your on the ride and they kick you off.

here is an article about it.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17988849/ns/us_news-weird_news/

[GunMetal]

Who are you "dodging" if everyone is avoiding each other?

[TK73]

Yay for the nanny state.  Pretty soon we'll all live forever in peace and harmony...

Sounds like this falls squarely on lawyers and sue-happy opportunists, not govt...

[Vainglory, Esq.]

Yay for the nanny state.  Pretty soon we'll all live forever in peace and harmony...

Sounds like this falls squarely on lawyers and sue-happy opportunists, not govt...

And the courts exist totally independent of the government?  Lawsuits don't exist without laws.

[TK73]

Yay for the nanny state.  Pretty soon we'll all live forever in peace and harmony...

Sounds like this falls squarely on lawyers and sue-happy opportunists, not govt...

And the courts exist totally independent of the government?  Lawsuits don't exist without laws.

That's a stretch... but I get your point.

I'd certainly agree with you of this insanity was due to new laws instead of business owners afraid of being victimized by scam artists and rabid ambulance chasers...

[bull]

This is where the idiocy of political correction gets you.

[Old Moparz]

The no bumping rule is a great idea that should spill over into other amusements. I see lots of very dangerous things that go unnoticed all the time.

Things that should also be banned......

1:  Tossing ping pong balls into goldfish bowls. The Chinese plastic in the balls contains lead & kills the goldfish. Not only that, the balls can inflict serious injury to fins. (Greenpeace will back this up)

2:  Haunted houses. Small children dragged through the maze of spooky stuff strengthen their beliefs in the boogeyman. They can grow up to be homicidal maniacs, rapists, serial killers, those who tear off the tags on pillows, or even worse, drive a Prius & brag about it to pick up chics. (Read this in the Enquirer)

3:  Putting money down on a number & hoping that the spinning wheel lands on your number so you can win a prize that costs 1/50 of the money you put down. This instills bad financial habits that will ruin your retirement & promotes gambling. (Go to a bingo hall & count all the broke old people)

4:  Throwing baseballs at milk bottles or footballs through toilet seats. This is the leading cause of alcoholism within the sportsfan community. Fans often misdiagnose their lactose intolerance by combining images of the milk bottles, toilet seats, baseballs & footballs. The fear of milk starts them down the road of underage drinking of beer, then moving onto hard liquor & trouble. (Overheard this from a drunken preacher at the strip club)

5:  Standing on line at a popular spinning & tumbling amusement. The first aid stations are always overrun by people who have been standing 3 hours in line for an 18 second ride. The problems they treat are dizziness, sore backs & other body parts, stupidity, crying children & nausea. (This I theorized on my own)