Is roller coaster or skydiving scarier?
Is roller coaster or skydiving scarier? But what's interesting is that after people jump, most tell us that skydiving is nowhere near as scary as other things they've tried, like roller coasters. And it makes perfect sense! While roller coasters are built to scare you, skydiving is a personal experience that usually results in pure joy.
Have people ever fallen off roller coasters?
On July 11, 2010, a 21-year-old woman from Lafayette, Louisiana, fell 30 feet (9.1 m) from the roller coaster. She was taken to the hospital and later died from her injuries. Investigators were unable to determine whether the ride's restraint system malfunctioned or was improperly fastened at the time of the accident.
What is safer skydiving or roller coasters?
According to rideaccidents.com 4 people died on rollercoasters in 2009. There were 16 skydiving fatalities in the US in the same year, out of about three million skydives. Suffice to say, rollercoasters are orders of magnitude safer than jumping out of an airplane.
Why are roller coasters scarier than skydiving?
While a roller coaster is designed to push your body to its limits, skydiving is a much smoother, much freer experience. It's hard to describe, but if a roller coaster was the ocean, it would be choppy and rough, whereas a skydiving is like a serene lake, much calmer and almost tranquil.