Do roller coasters give whiplash?

Potential circumstances that could cause a person to have whiplash include: Roller coaster ride — One potential cause of whiplash is a roller coaster. Roller coasters move fast and in all kinds of directions, and riding one can cause your neck to whip back and forth at too fast a rate.



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The Most Common Roller Coaster Injuries
  • Head injuries, such as concussions and traumatic brain injury.
  • Neck and back injuries, including whiplash and sprains.
  • Spinal cord injuries and paralysis.
  • Broken bones.
  • Internal injuries such as organ damage and internal bleeding.


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People with high blood pressure and/or heart conditions are warned not to ride roller coasters because of the way they tax the cardiovascular system. The adrenaline rush that roller coasters give you causes a rapid spike in your heart rate and blood pressure.

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First, there are those long walks just to get on the roller coasters, then when you go on the thrill ride they're a good workout for your hearts and lungs. Roller coasters are good for stress relief, fighting phobias, and clearing your sinuses.

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How safe are rides? According to IAAPA, there are 0.9 injuries per million rides and that in a typical year, more than 385 million guests take more than 1.7 billion rides at about 400 North American fixed-site facilities.

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But, these fears and myths that people think about roller coasters are usually false. The odds of dying on a roller coaster are 1 in 300 million. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission stated that there were approximately two deaths per year, attributed to roller coaster accidents.

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However, people are actually more likely to be killed on the car ride to amusement parks than on the rides in amusement parks. As we talked about in class, car crashes kill 40,000 each year, which means around 100 everyday.

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The truth is that most visits to the amusement park are full of thrills, fun and are statistically quite safe. However, some amusement park rides, and especially roller coasters, are a significant cause of neck and spine injuries. While these injuries don't make the nightly news, they can slow you down.

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It suggests that the chances of being killed on a rollercoaster are just one in 170 million, while the injury odds are approximately one in 15.5 million.

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