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No Amusement Park Ride Safety Oversight in Vermont

Vermont has no direct safety oversight of the rides at the fairs, carnivals and field days held across the state every summer and fall, and efforts to require such oversight have gone nowhere, officials said. The state does require amusement …

Alabama Among 6 States That Don’t Regulate Amusement Park Rides

Alabama remains one of six states with no inspections of amusement parks after the death of a 10-year-old boy who was killed in a water slide accident in Kansas. Safety advocates have questioned whether state and federal oversight were sufficient, …