In December 2021, media reports covered six (6) recordable events plus four (4) headlines about non-recordable events.
Date of last update 5 January 2022.
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November 2021 Monthly Ride Report Recap
Five (5) ride accidents were reported in the month of November 2021, with additional coverage of five occurrences in prior periods, and two reports out of scope for the RRRR database but which may be of interest.
Date of last update 3 December 2021.
Continue readingOctober 2021 Monthly Ride Report Recap
Despite increasing business volumes as the industry recovers from pandemic closures, the “summer” season in the northern hemisphere has concluded, and there were few media reports about ride accidents. Just four (4) new cases were reported, along with updates on a few previous cases.
Date of last update: 09 November 2021.
Continue readingSeptember 2021 Monthly Ride Report Recap
As amusement attraction attendance increases the number of people exposed to rides, we expect the number of media reports to increase. As of the last update, there were four (4) included reports, plus three (3) previously un-recapped reports from prior periods and one report of an excluded event type.
Date of last update: 26 April 2022
Continue readingCoverage of Six Flags accidents in NJ and other unrelated metrics
This report in NJ.com covered reported accidents at various Six Flags theme parks. Some of these were included in RRRR monthly recaps.
Continue readingAugust 2021 Monthly Ride Report Recap
As amusement attraction attendance increases the number of people exposed to rides, we expect the number of media reports to increase. As of the last update, there were 10 included reports, plus three (3) excluded reports recapped, one stalled ride treated as “news”, and one previously un-recapped report from a prior period.
Date of last update: 2 September 2021.
Continue readingJuly 2021 Monthly Ride Report Recap
As amusement attraction attendance increases the number of people exposed to rides, we expect the number of media reports to increase. The monthly recap will be updated periodically through the month, until the recaps resume weekly posts.
Date of last update: 22 November 2021.
Continue readingJune 2021 Monthly Ride Report Recap
The pandemic-suppressed operation of amusement attractions has in turn suppressed the occurrence of patron injuries, as reflected in media coverage. However, as attractions worldwide resume operations, the number of media-reported cases has slightly increased. There were 13 covered events from June and 5 reports from previous periods that had not been recapped.
Date of last update: 20 July 2021.
Continue readingA mountain coaster is not a “roller coaster”
The case of an injury on the Branson Coaster
Like many reports covered in the RRRR database, multiple media reports used imprecise terminology that has real implications for potential misunderstanding of hazards to the public. While it is understandable that a reporter may not know the difference when beginning to collect information for a report, it is irresponsible to be cavalier about terminology in the published version. Any hazards that may be implicated in this case have no relevance to “roller coasters”.
Continue readingMay 2021 Monthly Ride Report Recap
Updated 24 August 2021.
The pandemic-suppressed operation of amusement attractions has in turn suppressed the occurrence of patron injuries, as reflected in media coverage. There were two (2) reported cases from May, plus two (2) cases from previous periods not previously recapped.
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