Six Flags reveals major roller-coaster safety overhaul after rider’s death

Six Flags is adding seat belts to some of its roller coasters following the death of a rider earlier this month. The new safety changes to rides across the country come after an October 12 incident in Georgia in which a 42-year-old rider named Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem was apparently ejected from his seat on the Goliath roller coaster, resulting in his death. Four other riders were also reportedly injured. “We are reinforcing safety precautions at our parks and taking additional measures, in...