How many people have died while riding roller coasters?
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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
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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.
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very interesting question +2
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