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COLLEEN NEW TONIGHT AT SIX TWO OHIO BROTHERS ARE TAKING ON THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S RIDE INSPECTION PROGRAM THEY SAY IT USED TO BE A MODEL PROGRAM COLLEEN THE BATES BROTHERS RECENTLY INVITED NBC4'S KATIE FERRELL TO THEIR WINTERSVILLE FACILITY IN JEFFERSON COUNTY SHE JOINS US NOW IN- STUDIO WITH WHY THEY WON'T STAY SILENT ANYMORE KATIE THE BATES BROTHERS HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 52 YEARS THEY'RE THE BIGGEST PORTABLE RIDE PROVIDER IN OHIO AND ONE OF LARGEST RIDE MANUFACTURERS IN THE STATE THEY TELL ME THEY BROUGHT UP CONCERNS ABOUT OHIO'S RIDE INSPECTION PROGRAM TO THE O-D-A BEFORE THE FIREBALL ACCIDENT HAPPENED KATIE ERIC BATES SAYS HE CAN'T IGNORE WHAT HAPPENED AT THE OHIO STATE FAIR ERIC BATES BATES BROTHERS AMUSEMENT CO WHEN YOU HURT SOMEBODY I CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT ERIC'S OLDER BROTHER GEARY BATES SAYS THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RIDE INDUSTRY USED TO WORK TOGETHER BUT NOT ANYMORE GEARY BATES; BATES AMUSEMENT INC THEY DON'T WANT TO LISTEN THE DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO CHANGE GEARY SAT ON THE ORIGINAL RIDE SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO- CREATED TO ADDRESS SAFETY AND OTHER CONCERNS THE BROTHERS SAY NOT ONE PERSON FROM THE RIDE INDUSTRY SITS ON THE BOARD TODAY AND SAY THAT HURTS THE PUBLIC GEARY BATES BATES AMUSEMENT INC CAN ANYTHING BE PREVENTED YES AND IT CAN BE PREVENTED IF WE REVIEW THIS RIDE PROGRAM FROM TOP TO BOTTOM TWO WEEKS AGO THE ADVISORY BOARD SAID IT WAS WORKING ON APPOINTING A MEMBER FROM THE RIDE INDUSTRY GEARY KEEPS A BROKEN BOLT FROM ONE OF HIS FERRIS WHEELS ON HIS DESK AS A REMINDER ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN GEARY BATES BATES AMUSEMENT INC THIS THING SNAPPED IN HALF AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHE BUT I KEEP IT RIGHT THERE TO REMIND THIS OLD MAN THAT I DON'T CARE DAILY HOW MUCH WORK YOU DO THERE'S ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY THEY SAY THEY WON'T STOP TALKING UNTIL SOMEBODY LISTENS ERIC BATES BATES BROTHERS AMUSEMENT CO SO MANY OF THE HONCHOS THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO SWEEP THIS ALL UNDER THE RUG I CAN'T CHANGE IT AND THEY CAN'T MAKE IT GO AWAY AND I WON'T GO AWAY KATIE THE BATES CLAIM THE STATE HAS NO RIDE MANUALS I'M WORKING TO GET YOU ANSWERS FROM THE STATE IF THEY INDEED HAVE THOSE MANUALS I'LL HAVE AN UPDATE NEXT WEEK REPORTER WALK TO ANCHOR DESK COLLEEN KATIE WHY ARE THOSE MANUALS SO IMPORTANT