Sentosa Luge is a luge

Luge

A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...

 located in Sentosa

Sentosa

Sentosa, which translates to peace and tranquility in Malay , is a popular island resort in Singapore, visited by some five million people a year...

, Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. It opened in the second half of 2005. The luge is situated on the Imbiah Lookout

Imbiah Lookout

Imbiah lookout is Singapore`s biggest cluster of attraction located in, Sentosa Island. The area contains 11 attractions.-History:Built in the 1980`s, Imbiah lookout wasn`t given a name till 2003. The area originally covers over 3/10 of Sentosa`s area. Later in 25 March 2007 2/5 of the area was...

 cluster opposite the Tiger Sky Tower, and has a length of 650 metres. The luge is a self-driving car system in which riders control the speed by pushing a pair of handlebars back and forth. The luge ride goes downhill, relying on gravitational pull to move. After the ride, the Skyride using chairlifts brings riders, luge carts, and the helmets back to the starting point. The Skyride is similar to a ski lift

Aerial tramway

An aerial tramway , cable car , ropeway or aerial tram is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion...

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Incidents

On 19 May 2008, two children, aged nine and six, fell as they were getting off the moving chairlift and were trapped in the small space between the chairlift and concrete ground. The chairlift dragged them for half a metre before they were pulled out by a friend. The children suffered cuts and bruises.

Tracks

Currently There are two tracks,the old one called the forest trail and the new one the dragon trail.The lengths of the tracks are 628M and 688M respectively

External links

• Sentosa Luge & Skyride