According to CPSC statistics, roller coasters and whirling rides cause most of the injuries that require a hospital visit. Aging baby boomers are discovering that bone-rattling rides can reveal a new weakness in the neck or back. Claims specialists say most riders who complain of whiplash are middle aged. Eyeballing a ride can't tell you how it will treat you. Talking to folks who get off could.
Injuries also occur because riders ignore warning signs.
She suffered serious injuries and is suing. Riders, especially young children, can be injured in mundane ways. Last year, Kathy Fackler's son David, then 5, caught his foot between the platform and the Thunder Mountain roller coaster car at Disneyland. His foot was crushed and all five toes had to be amputated. When all systems work properly, parkgoers can flirt safely with danger.