A third-party committee established by the amusement park said on the 4th, "Caution to users" due to a series of accidents in which roller coaster users broke at the amusement park "Fuji-Q Highland" in Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture. There is room for improvement in this method. "
Regarding the roller coaster "Do-Dodonpa" of Fuji-Q Highland, it was found that there have been a series of cases where passengers have broken necks since December last year, and the national accident investigation committee is proceeding with the investigation.
Regarding this problem, the amusement park also needs to conduct its own investigation to prevent recurrence, and in September, a third-party committee was set up by lawyers and university professors, and on the 4th, the committee set up an amusement park. We made an interim report to the ground.
In the interim report, it was stated that there were no defects in the inspection of the equipment in the amusement park, but on the other hand, improvements were made to the method of alerting customers to ensure safety, such as taking the correct posture and prohibiting the carry-on of luggage. There is room for it.
In response to the interim report, Fuji-Q Highland has set up a new signboard that shows the characteristics of the vehicle in an easy-to-understand manner, and employees are calling out to the customers in line to call attention. It means to consider various measures.
Fuji-Q Highland says, "We will continue to do our utmost to cooperate with the investigation of the national government to investigate the cause."