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Illinois Inspectors Check Safety by Climbing Over, Under Fair Rides

The legs of the carnival ride called “Downdraft” rise and spread before they start to spin, the empty cars on the ends leaning outward, as amusement ride safety inspectors Bill Szerletich and Brian Brown watch. A bystander at the midway …

New Kansas Safety Law Could Shut Down Some Amusement Rides

A new amusement ride law would affect more than a dozen counties in western Kansas that have home-owned carnivals and rides. Gov. Sam Brownback signed the bill in April following the death of a 10-year-old who rode a giant water …

Revamp Vowed for Pennsylvania Amusement Park Safety Records

A state official is vowing an overhaul of the database on Pennsylvania amusement park and carnival ride inspections and says the information will be posted online in a user-friendly system before next year’s carnival season. Michael Pechart, executive deputy secretary …