Federal regulation of amusement park rides is nonexistant. Thanks St. Ronnie!

[lapucelle]

Consumer Product Safety Commission hasn't had the power to oversee amusement parks for 35 years, after Congress stripped its authority in 1981 as part of a package of deregulatory budget cuts.

Here's the Kansas state statute concerning amusement park rides. It calls for self-inspection by a qualified inspector once a year. There is no license requirement for an inspector.


http://law.justia.com/codes/kansas/2015/chapter-44/article-16/

[Dreamer Tatum]

1. Blaming Reagan doesn't make much sense.

Why didn't Clinton do anything about it? What about Obama? Are they to blame as well?

[lapucelle]

4. Here's the history of federal and state regulation,

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http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2005/05/who_regulates_our_nations_amusement_parks.html

Here's a link to the most recent attempt to get federal regulation for fixed park rides.

The bill died in committee.

Here's a list of (some of) the attempts to get the legislation passed.

https://www.loc.gov/search/?in=&q=consumer+product+safety+commission+amusement+rides&new=true&st=

[guillaumeb]

2. Americans should be free to ride on unsafe rides!!!!

while open carrying guns and drinking alcohol.

[Rex]

3. Yep. Reagan deregulated so much that it endangered the social safety net.

One of the worst POTUS in history.

[lapucelle]

5. Reagan tried to abolish the Consumer Product Safety Commission