Never rock cars, especially on rides like Ferris Wheels, Log Flumes, and Skyrides. Always keep your hands, legs, and arms inside your car. Never attempt to board a ride when it is moving or to exit a ride before it comes to a complete stop. The commission no longer ranks the products on which it reports in terms of safety. In fact, amusement rides ranked 164th out of the total 175 categories of products reported by the CPSC that year in terms of the number of product-related injuries.
Most carnivals remain family owned businesses with second and even third generation ownership.