What scares you more on a coaster? Speed or Height?

[Thrillrider15]

I'm just curious. Are you more scared of the height, or the speed of a roller coaster? Mine is speed.

 

Hurry! This poll ends November seventeenth two thousand five!

[SuperGreek1562]

Mine would be height. I love going fast on rides!

[robbalvey]

Why is this an awesome poll?

[larrygator]

I believe this is one of the mysteries of the universe? Almost as awesome as what came first the chicken or the egg. BTW the egg was more scared of height and the chicken was terrified of speed.

 

The chicken was quoted as saying that speed reminded him of rolling down the highway in the back of a semi on the way to slaughter.

 

The egg mumbled something about an ancestor named Humpty when asked about height.

[CoasterExpert13]

Height would be the one to scare me every now and then. Because usually when i ride steel coasters, the higher the coaster is, the more my stomach hurts coming down the first drop...and I Love it...makes me scream.....Now wants to ride a coaster full of silent passengers??? Not me.

[ebl]

I like both speed and height, so neither one scares me.

 

Eric

[CoasterCrazy]

I like both height and spend, neither one of them scares me.

[AznShortBoi8021]

Height scares me the most. Every time I ride Nitro or SROS at SFNE I would look to the side at the very top of the lift hill. It just scares me to death, almost. Not to mention I've been afraid of heights every since that ladder accident a few years ago.

[nemesis-storm]

I like both speed and height, so neither one scares me.

 

Eric

 

Same here for me, I like them both when it comes to coasters.

I don't mind heights now, mind you I don't think I could do one of those crazy Star Flyers that Robb & Elissa did in Hansa Park :shock:

[PhishyBrewer]

There should be a neither choice

[socalMAN123]

Height can sometimes scare the living crap outta me. I mean, being so high up is kinda freaky.

---Brent 8)

[robbeal]

Definitely height. I can go as fast as I like and it won't really bother me, but any height where i'm a bit exposed and i'm nervous. Drop towers, bigger coasters, anything like that i'm nervous. Not really on space shots, I don't really get chance to be bothered then. I intend to get myself on a Skycoaster one day soon, but I know i'm going to be poo-ing it in the lead-up to it. 'll love it when I do it though.

[Scaparri]

I don't get scrared that much on rides anymore. I guess if anything were to scare me though, it'd be height. But that's not really an issue anymore.

[verticalzero]

It's the height and 1st drop which scares me, esp over 200ft. But once my body has caught up with the speed then the ride is fine.

[shesaidboom]

If I was walking around on the top of a lift hill, or if I had to evacuate a train near the top of one I'm sure the height would terrify me, but when I'm strapped into a train it doesn't scare me at all..so uhh, neither. You should add a new choice to the poll, there have been lots of 'neither's.

[coasterdude5]

Height. Speed never really bothers me.

[Mind Eraser]

Only thing that freaks me out: when I'm riding a coaster (that I know well) and I hear weird noises (clanking, banging, squeeking etc). Usually, this has to do with maintenance, but I always think it's a wheel about to come off or something.

[andrea]

im scared of hights even though i make myself ride rides but speed i loooove

[SonOfBeastSucks]

I don't get scared on coasters, but I would say height.

[coasterlover420]

I'd say height because it is actually a more noticable difference

 

I.E.:if you are going 120 mph (not accelerating), the only factor is wind.

If you are dropping from 400 feet, the factors are the drop, anticipation, verticalness, etc...

 

Which is why I liked Goliath so much more than S:TE. You get long anticipation and a long FORWARD drop. (it is a lot longer, too)

[gisco]

neither, what about inversions?

[coasterguy618]

Hieght.

[Kforces]

Height. Golith Scared the Crap out of me when we were going up the lift hill but once we got do the hill I was okay.

[tinkerbell]

Height definately.

[sfmmFREAK]

height scares me more than speed.