My fear of roller coasters feels justified now.

[Shinomori]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/21/six.flags.accident/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

I'm not actually paranoid! :)

[Rorschach]

Thats a freefall ride...

Roller coasters are safe, safer than crossing the street, but that does suck =/.
That reminds someone from a band trip hit their hand on a beam on Flight of fear (fun ride though).

Now i wanna go to Kings Island and Cedar Point :rolleye09

[Blader.]

lol a Major Amusement park, had mal functions, I always thought they were safe :p and it wasn't a weather problem either, and btw trust me once you get on the roller coaster after shivering like hell in line, its actually fun, i always feel like going again but the line is always to big, so I move on....

[Shinomori]

Thats a freefall ride...
Roller coasters are safe, safer than crossing the street, but that does suck =/.
That reminds someone from a band trip hit their hand on a beam on Flight of fear (fun ride though).
Now i wanna go to Kings Island and Cedar Point :rolleye09

I don't cross the street either.

Then again, I don't have to, since there aren't any sidewalks here... :)

[Nicole]

Uh....

I work at a six flags.

Wtfux.

That's our equivalent of the "Giant Drop"

Good thing I'm too scared to go on that one. =\

[SunnyPie♥]

Zomg, I'll never ride one of those. o.o;;

[Youko Makuyo]

You know its actually safer to ride a rollercoaster than it is to sit at home? True fact. Thats just one of those rare occasions I guess

[Rorschach]

Good thing I'm too scared to go on that one. =\
I guess you'd be scared to go on this too
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/94/247774131_9cc8303448.jpg

[Youko Makuyo]

I guess you'd be scared to go on this too
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/94/247774131_9cc8303448.jpg

What a view o_o

[Twinky]

wow thats some hardcore blood. ouch

[Nicole]

My fear of heights just increased tenfold...

[Nomadic Dragon]

Same here. If I was terrified before I really am now. I went to Six Flags in Dallas..I screamed..a lot. After this, I'm never getting on a roller coaster or free fall ride again.

[skyoon]

i hate roller coasters too, my friends always give me shit for it but what do they know? ;)

[Rorschach]

I guess roller coasters aren't for everyone, but i wouldn't let a freak accident stop me from riding them.

[Youko Makuyo]

Same here.
Most people aren't actually afraid of the heights themselves but actually falling, even though I know I'm safely secured I still get afraid, but thats the fun of the thrill to some.
Personally, I don't mind them, but they make my stomach upsetl

[Guy]

Heh... yeah, I'm scared of roller coasters too. Now I'm really scared. I want to keep my feet, thank you very much.

[Jelly]

I just rode something exactly like that yesterday at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. That would really suck.

[Shinomori]

You know its actually safer to ride a rollercoaster than it is to sit at home? True fact. Thats just one of those rare occasions I guess

Quote your source or you lie.

That smacks of bullshit to me.

[skyoon]

You know its actually safer to ride a rollercoaster than it is to sit at home? True fact. Thats just one of those rare occasions I guess

its also pretty safe to put a loaded gun to your head and not pull the trigger. Do I still want to do it?

bit of an extreme example but then you're just pulling statistics out of your ass so i think its justified ;)

[Envy]

I never ride those things. I'm way too scared. XD

[Pipp-ORK]

I love roller coasters, but if one of them cut my legs off, I'd probably love them less. :(

[Momentum]

OMG sucks to be her, still doesn't stop me from riding those things though. xD

[Rorschach]

I love roller coasters, but if one of them cut my legs off, I'd probably love them less. :(
No it doesn't. It means you get to cut everyone now so you would love them more :)

[Donut]

Quote your source or you lie.
That smacks of bullshit to me.

Agreed.

And meh... I don't like rollercoasters, and I certainly don't like freefall things like that :X

[Miyagi Rikku]

And this is why, I do not get on these kind of rides. Call me kill joy, paranoid
heck. I dont wanna die yet XD

[Kray]

omg I wanna go! XD


SOMEONE COME WITH! =3

[Kalashnikov]

So a girl was unlucky and her legs were chopped off. It wont stop me from riding on the super duper thriller rides. Its like a hobby of mine...They're too enjoyable to give up. I'm willing to take the risk.

My dream is to go on one of those rides at the top of skyscrapers =P

[Miyagi Rikku]

http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/insanity.html


>__>

http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/bigshot.html


http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/projectxsky.html

>__> yeahhhh

[Rorschach]

OMG i wanna go too XD
I haven't been on a roller coaster in forever :rolleye09

lets goto Cedar point, they have 17, 4 of which are over 200 ft :)

[Sono i Lupi]

dude dont be sucha a baby
roller coasters are the shit
its such a adrieniline rush
and its one of the only good ones kids under 18 can do
i dont think u can go sky diving till ur 18 or 21
idk when u can get ur pilot liscence
and they prolly dont let u go base jumping unless ur 18 aswell

so rollercoasters are good enough for now

[Guy]

Heh, it seems like this didn't discourage some people. Lol, well, I guess Six Flags need to stay in business, eh? I can imagine a lawsuit coming up from the girl's family.

[Rorschach]

Why should it? It's a freak accident, if it's gonna happen, so be it, shit happens. :whatevah:

[Guy]

Lol, wow, Semprini, how brave of you. Well, good for you, but this article certainly convinced me to never go on another roller coaster ride again. I went on it once, and I had a huge back-ache afterwards.

[Miyagi Rikku]

The only way you can get someone to be scared of it or stop riding those kind
of rides is when you, yourself gets into the freak accident. :P

[Guy]

Well, whatever, I'm sticking to the old saying, "better safe than sorry".

[AmnesiaI]

When you think about it, yes, all rides are prone to malfunction. This isn't that bad though, could've been worse!

I bet it's going to be fun going through all the design specs of this ride to determine if it was six flags fault for having the ride on, maintenance scheduling, etc. or if it a design problem.

Sue mode engaged.

[boredomlover93]

..... i was eating when i read that... =__________=" shouldn't have especially because i have a very lively imagination...... *shudders

[yushin]

im not scared.

bcause i hav'nt tried it since birth.

[Kurz Weber]

Roller coasters are amazing! And I've road the free fall ride The Scream at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio. It's an amazing ride. It saddens me that people suddenly don't want to ride roller coasters because of a free fall ride accident. About the only accidents that occur in amusement parks are on free fall rides. Not roller coasters. Roller coasters are incredibly safe. Strong as hell and checked everyday. :biggrinki Don't let someone else's freak accident stop you from riding roller coasters. Roller coasters are great. As for free fall rides, I like the view more, so go to the Eiffel Tower for a view. :)

Otherwise if you want the sensation ride a roller coasterthey are great and safe.

[Velham]

I never like free falls, i always felt that something would malfuntion with those rides, anyway, that is very, very unfortunate for her.

[Ryuzaki]

I havn't been scared for the last 5 years lol.

@Guy
Have you gone to the Six Flags with the ride called Medusa? That was tight.

[II Xion II]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/21/six.flags.accident/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
I'm not actually paranoid! :)

Actually you are very paranoid since there is a one in one-and-a-half billion chance of being fatally injured, and that the injury rates for children's wagons, golf, and folding lawn chairs are higher than for amusement rides.

Are you scared of folding lawn chairs too? :Haha

Not to mention that that article is not about a rollercoaster.

[Tyenkrovy]

Meh, I feel sorry for the poor footless - not legless, as some keep saying - girl. However…

Statistically, roller coasters are very safe. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Product_Safety_Commission) estimates that 134 park guests required hospitalization in 2001 and that fatalities related to amusement rides average two per year.
Source: Wikipedia Article: Roller coaster

motorcycles accounted for 10 percent of all fatalities on U.S. roads in 2005. Source: Motorcycle Injury Statistics Article (http://www.motorcycleinjurylawyers.com/rcstats.html)

So, I'm actually safer on a roller coaster than a motorcycle, statistically. Motorcycles are helaciously more fun, though, IMHO. :p

[UryuuIshida$]

i like riding on motorcycles though i feel like i might fall off sometimes! i dont plan to ride a roller coaster since i dont want to take any chances!

[mangaman16]

I never rode a roller coaster and i would never ever ride one if i have choice.I am scared as shit of heights,so being too high and moving at the same time is double worse lol.Besides after reading that news article and watching Final Destination 3.I don't even think i would go to an amusement park lol.

[Pyramus]

Roller coaster still kinda scare me, but this news dosnt. It was a one in a billion chance of it happening, and well, lifes like that! It happend.

[II Xion II]

I never rode a roller coaster and i would never ever ride one if i have choice.I am scared as shit of heights,so being too high and moving at the same time is double worse lol.Besides after reading that news article and watching Final Destination 3.I don't even think i would go to an amusement park lol.

I was always scared of such rides, but now many years later I go on every ride available.

I love roller coasters, even though I freak out on heights where I am not secured somewhere.

I think too many people are scared of these things just because they have never been on them before, but who knows.

Oh, and Final Destination 3 sucked, so that should never be a reason.

[Rorschach]

I've Twice been on at the time the worlds tallest coasters (Millennium Force and Top Thrill Dragster). I even sat in the front seat on the Former, fucking amazing.