(And if it does, you need to find a better driver - or a better roller coaster.) Let's acknowledge what happens to your body on a coaster. Of course, riding a roller coaster doesn't feel like riding a car. So if you're cool getting into an automobile, you ought to be okay with climbing into a roller coaster seat. You're taking a far, far greater chance getting in a car to drive to the amusement park than you are by getting on a roller coaster. And even that number of incidents represents a tiny fraction of a fraction of the total number of roller coaster rides in this country. But of those who have died, almost every one of them either had a health problem that should have kept them from riding or did something colossally stupid that put themselves in grave risk. Now, I won't lie to you - some people get injured, or even die, on roller coasters. I've been tracking theme park accidents for more than a decade now, and know that millions of people ride roller coasters every year without incident.
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You can learn how to ride a roller coaster.įirst, allow me to assure you that if you follow the park's safety rules, the odds are overwhelming that you won't get hurt riding a roller coaster. You don't have to kill time in the shops or on a bench while the rest of your family and friends have fun. You don't have to spend part of your day at a theme park watching everyone else's bags and purses. If you really want to ride a roller coaster, there is a way to overcome your fear, concern or worry and do it. What do you do when you're visiting a theme or amusement park and everyone else wants to ride the Big Coaster but you're, well.