Editorial on ride accidents/deaths that EVERYONE should read

[TheGreatOne]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2006-07-31-vanderkam-edit_x.htm

 

I'll quote an excerpt from the article...I'm not sure if I should copy the whole thing or not...

 

Yes, when it comes to things such as the annual one to eight deaths each year on amusement park rides, it's easy to feel uneasy. In news stories, three items make a trend. Because all ride accidents make headlines — for instance, the recent death of an 8-year-old boy who had just ridden the Fireball at the annual Ionia Free Fair in Michigan on July 22 — we start to wonder: Are we safe? Should the government do something about deadly rides?

 

You're almost 7x more likely to die from igniting or melting nightwear. You really do learn something new every day.

 

-Bryan "too bad there's no pie charts" Wood

[knottslover77]

^It was a good article.

 

--Jay

[MSLSM]

It was a good article, and it didn't do the typical media story where the ride is blamed. They explained why they get so much attention and why there is no reason for laws against intense rides.

[Oni]

^^^My thoughts exactly. It's about time someone got that point across.

[rjholla2003]

Lovely article

[Shockwave]

Excellent article.

 

I'm sick of to death of the media sensationalising evey little incident just to sell a few papers, and people shouldn't be so gullible as to be suckered in by it all.

[haux]

Good stuff. I'm glad it was in USA Today too. That's the most-read newspaper in the States.

[Ed]

I think it's great that the media put people off rollercoasters. Less queues.

[stormrider]

I liked that article. I wonder what happened to anthrax, I forgot to be worried about it and now they remind me of it Just kidding.

 

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