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by Alatea on October 4th, 2005
1 in 150 million rides on a rollercoaster result in death and there
are 900 million rides each year in USA.
Roller coasters are fun! Nevertheless, a study in the January 2002 issue of the Annals of Emergency Medicine reported a disturbing trend in the rate of thrill ride injuries. Overall, the risk of injury is low. Of the 900 million rides taken in the US each year, about 1 in 124,000 result in a significant injury that is detected. Only about 1 in 15 million require hospitalization and 1 in 150 million rides taken results in a death. Most of the worst injuries are from internal bleeding or from brain damage. As my own children learned while playing Roller Coaster Tycoon, the fastest rides often have the longest lines, creating a strong incentive to build them bigger, faster, scarier. Each time the G forces are increased, the risk of injury (detected and undetected) also increases. And thus the rate of injuries is going up each year.
http://www.drgreene.com/21_904.html
by robbonz on October 12th, 2005
There were 40 deaths in the USA between May 1994 and May 2004.
This is obtained from a very useful study of the issue at
http://ip.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/11/5/309
It would appear unlikely that worldwide statistics on this could be obtained.
by shesapartygurl on March 6th, 2009
very interesting question +2
by poochie on June 29th, 2008
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Comments
I love that game. XD They always get scared away from my REALLY good ones, though...
by Relsqui on October 4th, 2005
Good information-it's very informative. I also like RCT :)
by Matt6466 on October 5th, 2005
Roller Coaster Tycoon is quality- nice answer too.
by Anonymous on October 5th, 2005
I am glad I don't like being on a rollar scoster. It's scary to know so many ppl die on them.
by snowflake1556 on October 9th, 2005
You say it's scary how many people die on them, but do you by the same token never drive? That's one hell of a lot more dangerous.
by ChrisDG on October 26th, 2006