Smiler rollercoaster at Alton Towers - carriage collision

ubersonic said:
I think the term stewardess has been replaced by a more PC one now. But for reference it's unlikely, she would have higher than normal difficulty in maintaining balance during turbulence and pushing the refreshments cart (though a head stewardess wouldn't be doing that anyway if that was the job she was going for).

However at the end of the day she would be a liability in an emergency not a asset so any flight company could legally blacklist her, and I would assume most would simply due to the fact that by employing her they could open themselves up to claims in the future and their insurance wouldn't like it.
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Indeed and the point i was getting at:

Cabin crew are repsosible for passanger safety and evacuation in an emerengy, so she would be a liability not an asset.

And the same goes for many many jobs, poor girl.
 
My housemate isn't allowed to sit in the seats next to the emergency exits on planes because he's so tall and generally built like a giant that they class him as an obstruction, we're not talking obese just one of those people naturally built like a mountain. So I imagine someone without full control of one of their limbs would be treated in the same way.
 
tom_e said:
My housemate isn't allowed to sit in the seats next to the emergency exits on planes because he's so tall and generally built like a giant that they class him as an obstruction, we're not talking obese just one of those people naturally built like a mountain. So I imagine someone without full control of one of their limbs would be treated in the same way.
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I think it's quite harsh to call someone missing a leg an obstruction. Provided they have one of the excellent modern prosthetics they should be no hinderance at all. These things don't tend to just drop off! Not to my knowledge any way.

People are going on as if this girls life is over. It is not. Yes, she will face difficulties, there will be some very hard times but her life is by no means over or ruined.
Amputees have reached the poles. Scaled Everest.
She should get the best treatment available, physically and psychologically. She should be compensated within reason for the trauma. She should have any prosthetics and home adaptions for the future paid for.
What she shouldn't be though is ' set for life' . She won't need round the clock care until her death. She won't be a burden on her family and friends. She will be a member of society just like any one of us and should be able to support herself just like any one of us.
 
Dis86 said:
Can't see why not. Disabled passengers are allowed on planes, why not crew?
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Because they are there as safety personnel as well as serving you reheated crap.

Whilst disability equality has come a long way they are still a hazard and simply physically unable to do the job properly as an able person.

How many physically disabled fireman do you see on active duty?

Im more PC than most but i know when to draw the line. She will be pre-judged for the rest of her life...
 
Dis86 said:
I think it's quite harsh to call someone missing a leg an obstruction. Provided they have one of the excellent modern prosthetics they should be no hinderance at all. These things don't tend to just drop off! Not to my knowledge any way.

People are going on as if this girls life is over. It is not. Yes, she will face difficulties, there will be some very hard times but her life is by no means over or ruined.
Amputees have reached the poles. Scaled Everest.
She should get the best treatment available, physically and psychologically. She should be compensated within reason for the trauma. She should have any prosthetics and home adaptions for the future paid for.
What she shouldn't be though is ' set for life' . She won't need round the clock care until her death. She won't be a burden on her family and friends. She will be a member of society just like any one of us and should be able to support herself just like any one of us.
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The fact she has lost her leg above the knee makes prosthesis a lot more difficult.
 
Jesus Christ, poor lass isn't even out of hospital yet and people are saying what she should and shouldn't be able to do with her life.
 
Poor girl. Thoughts go out to her and the rest of those injured.

I'm visiting Alton Towers tomorrow, wish me luck! :eek::p
 
merlin said:
She deserves every penny she gets - I hope it's well into 7 figures.
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Pretty sure it will be. Someone earning £25k for 40 years would earn £1,000,000. I wouldn't be surprised if it's 8 figures.

If I was offered £5,000,000 for half of a leg I think I'd rather stay "able-bodied" to be honest.
 
Dis86 said:
I think it's quite harsh to call someone missing a leg an obstruction. Provided they have one of the excellent modern prosthetics they should be no hinderance at all. These things don't tend to just drop off! Not to my knowledge any way.

People are going on as if this girls life is over. It is not. Yes, she will face difficulties, there will be some very hard times but her life is by no means over or ruined.
Amputees have reached the poles. Scaled Everest.
She should get the best treatment available, physically and psychologically. She should be compensated within reason for the trauma. She should have any prosthetics and home adaptions for the future paid for.
What she shouldn't be though is ' set for life' . She won't need round the clock care until her death. She won't be a burden on her family and friends. She will be a member of society just like any one of us and should be able to support herself just like any one of us.
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That may be true, but I really don't see why you feel the need to argue it.
 
Half of you are talking about the practicalities of whether an amputee should be able to do this or that, but you're missing probably the biggest thing for even a desk job... confidence. This 17 year old, at quite a delicate stage in life anyway, has just lost a leg.

Most teenagers are afraid to go out with a larger than average spot. She's lost a leg.

Yes, there'll hopefully be nothing to stop her going out and trying to get a solid job in the future, but would you want half of your town staring at you? It's hardly a fast track in life. It would probably make me a hermit, at least initially.

Here's to hoping she's made of thicker stuff than most most of us and has a lot of friends around her. Poor kid. :(
 
I really feel for her. :(

AndrewNR said:
If I was offered £5,000,000 for half of a leg I think I'd rather stay "able-bodied" to be honest.
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It's not really about that now. An accident has happened, Alton Towers have accepted responsibility* and have opened up channels to allow the victims to continue with their lives.



*How they have handled this appears to be really good which is in stark contrast to how Thomas Cook handled their situation a while back.
 
The military class loss of a single leg above the knee as a level 3 injury and is compensated £230,000. Millions would be quite a contrast.
 
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