Lap bar

Lap bars are a type of restraint used on many roller coasters. They are held onto the lap of riders. Most lap bars make a clank sound, while some don't make this sound. They have the ability to give riders a smoother ride experience.

Facts

• In the early 2000s, Premier Rides started to replace over-the-shoulder restraints with lap bars on Flight of Fear and its similar coaster at Kings Island and Kings Dominion. For the 2001 Fright Fest event, Batman And Robin: The Chiller at Six Flags Great Adventure replaced the over-the-shoulder restraints with lab bars on the Robin train, and as for the Batman train for the 2002 season. In 2002, Mr. Freeze: Revere Blast and its mirror image at Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags St. Louis replaced the over-the-shoulder restraints with lap bars, as well as Joker's Jinx at Six Flags America and Poltergeist at Six Flags Fiesta Texas.