{"id":1361,"date":"2009-07-01T16:43:22","date_gmt":"2009-07-01T21:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/?p=1361"},"modified":"2019-09-04T13:03:27","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T18:03:27","slug":"tracking-the-safety-history-of-the-texas-giant-at-six-flags-over-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/01\/tracking-the-safety-history-of-the-texas-giant-at-six-flags-over-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking the safety history of the Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hagerman\/12587753\/\" title=\"Texas Giant by hagerman, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/10\/12587753_681b24b8d5.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Texas Giant\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nice to see <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120503234850\/http:\/\/watchdogblog.dallasnews.com:80\/authors.html\">Brooks Egerton<\/a> at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/\">Dallas Morning News<\/a> used our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/\">new database of amusement ride injuries<\/a> to check the safety record of the Texas Giant rollercoaster at Six Flags Over Texas. 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