Mieders Alpine Coaster (with no brakes!!)

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This is a single-pipe alpine coaster in Mieders, Austria. You reach the summit via a cablecar and then sit on a small car with a brake lever and off you go. Having ridden it once using a little braking, I decided to try it a second time without using the brakes. This is SCARY! Enjoy the ride!
Off-ride footage here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA-k3G...
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WARNING - I have ridden almost 900 roller coasters around the world and am highly experienced with on-ride filming...so don't try to copy this. Coasters are fun, but taking risks could be dangerous. So always ride safely and abide by the operator's instructions and ride rules!
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[Will Schmidt]

What if some asshole decided to put a log on the tracks.

[davidjellis]

Then they would be a first class asshole, sir!

[Chovies01]

Did you have to sit up there for ages before going so you don't get slow riders or what ?

[davidjellis]

Most of the riders were from our coaster club, so most were going down pretty fast, and I was lucky that all the riders in front of me went down without braking too much :-)

[Justin Humenik]

this looks like a lot of fun and kinda scary! But if you want to see something scary look up rides on the stratosphere tower in las vegas and this one ride will slide you down this platform and stop you at the last minute while your hanging 900 ft. above the ground

[davidjellis]

Been up there but before X-Scream was built. The scariest thing I have done is a Sky Jump in South Korea (which they now have at the Stratosphere), where you jump off the tower attached to a vertical zip line for a controlled fall. Check out the Woobang Towerland video on my channel.

[Georgia Csapo]

I've decided. I'm going to Austria just for the sole purpose of riding this!

[davidjellis]

Probably none...I don't think that's how they test it!

[Machu342]

"I wonder what those signs say..."

They probably say: Rider, wut R U doin'? Rider... STAHP!

[John-Harry Jackson]

Definitely gonna give this ago...

[Justin Humenik]

this looks really fun and kinda scary! If you want to see scary look up the X-Scream on the stratosphere in las vegas that ride made my heart stop!