Now that I know how I always do it myself. I love looking experienced and knowing what I'm doing. I'll never forget my first ride on a B & M... Kraken. There were very few people in the park, it was late, and the only people on the ride were the experienced coaster buffs who had stayed during the rain and were riding it dozens of times back to back without even getting off the train. I got in to pull down my restraint and saw this weird buckle thingy and thought (hmmmm...this must be optional, for the people who are so big that the restraint doesnt come down enough to click, so they use this instead.). So I just pulled down the OTSR and let the safety buckle hang. Since no on had gotton off the train in the last hourthe ride op was just sitting down inside his little AC'd cubicle and just pressed the dispatch button every time the train came. They were only running one train! So there I was sitting, everyone was staring at me impatiently, waiting for me to buckle. I then realized that everyone else had theres buckled, so I scrambled to buckle it, but I couldnt figure out how. I even tried pulling up the relesae clip and trying to stick it down the back. Then, finally, the annoyed ride op came walking slowly over to me(leaving his McDonalds take-out behind) and buckled it, and everyone else laughed. Believe me, if that happened to you, you would NOT forget how to buckle the safety belt. Now, whenever I get on, I always scramble to try and get myself buckled first.
