RIDER HOLDER AND VEHICLE HAVING AT LEAST ONE SUCH RIDER HOLDER FOR AN AMUSEMENT RIDE, METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE, AND AMUSEMENT RIDE HAVING AT LEAST ONE SUCH VEHICLE

The present invention relates to a rider holder for an amusement ride (), comprising a holding portion () for holding a rider, a restraining device () which can be moved between an open position, in which the rider can access the holding portion (), and a closed position, in which the held rider in the holding portion () can interact with the restraining device (), a lockable securing device () which, in a locked state, fixes the restraining device () in the closed position and, in an unlocked state, releases the restraining device (), and a control unit () which has detection means (), by means of which it can be redundantly determined in a fail-safe manner whether the securing device () is in the locked or unlocked state, wherein the control unit () generates corresponding state signals. The invention further relates to a vehicle having at least one such rider holder for an amusement ride and to a method for operating such a vehicle. Furthermore, the invention relates to an amusement ride having at least one such vehicle.