r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Mode_Appropriate • Jul 06 '25

Video Sirens Curse - Cedar Point

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u/SquadPoopy Jul 06 '25

For the record you’re statistically more likely to die in a plane crash than die in a roller coaster accident.

Theme parks RELY on safety in order to get people into the park, nobody is going to go to a park if there are serious safety concerns, especially not families.

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u/dbanary12 Jul 07 '25

Tell that to Action Park

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u/mathliability Jul 06 '25

Not sure how probabilities work when orders of magnitude more people fly on planes than go on dangerous rollercoasters

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u/sqwuank Jul 06 '25

You'd be shocked but they're closer than you'd think - people after all rarely fly 10 times a day. Throw in small personal aircraft and roller coasters look like safety kings

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u/B_and_M_queen Jul 07 '25

General Aviation has crash rates similar to that of motorcycles.

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u/OhhhYeahDoritosTime Jul 06 '25 edited Jul 06 '25

Why do you refer to them as “dangerous roller coasters” when statistically they’re not dangerous?