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Yo-Yo Amusement Ride Recall

On October 8, 2008, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Chance Rides Manufacturing, Inc. is recalling about 85 YO-YO amusement rides across the nation to inspect and repair the rides. The recall was prompted by two incidents involving the YO-YO ride resulting in injuries to children and adults, including scraped knees and back strains. On May 16, 2008, 23 riders of a YO-YO ride in Angels Camp, California fell to the ground when the sweep arms suspending the circular swinging chairs they were riding in broke free from the ride’s center cylinder rod.

Interesting how the amusement ride was not recalled until after the busy summer season was over. Does profit always have to come before safety?

This is particularly egregious because amusement rides are rarely (and we mean rarely if ever) inspected by any government official, local, state or federal. As to the recalled YO-YO, CPSC doesn't even have the authority to inspect inspect it because it is not a mobile amusement ride.

According to the CPSC's Directory of State Amusement Ride Safety Officials (August 2008), some states do not even have amusement ride inspection programs. This means in some states the safety of the amusement rides is left up to the owners and operators of the rides. Next time you are at an amusement park, take a look around and decide if you are comfortable with that.

If you think amusement rides need to be regulated, regularly inspected and subject to recall by the CPSC, please contact your federal legislators. However, it is possible they are too busy spending $700 billion on Wall Street to care.

If you have been injured on any amusement ride, you are welcome to contact our law firm for a free consultation. We don't have $700 billion to spend on Wall Street, and we do care.

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