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Identifying Human Factors Mismatches in Amusement Ride Containment Failure

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Advances in Human Factors in Sports and Outdoor Recreation

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Amusement rides are a familiar and popular form of immersive entertainment. Millions of guests visit theme parks, amusement parks and carnivals for recreation every year with low incidence of injury. However, the rare event of rider ejection or extraction from restraints on a ride could have serious or fatal outcomes. This study examined human factors characteristics of these rare events to identify the nature of rider separations in relation to these patterns. Physical mismatch of patron size and the containment system was significantly associated with type of separation, with large patrons not secured and small size or cognitive disability associated with falls and ejections. This information will aid ride designers in selection of an effective containment system.

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  1. Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, 23529, USA

    Paula Stenzler & Holly Handley

  2. Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada

    Kathryn Woodcock

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  1. Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechni, University of the Sunshine Coast Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechni, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia

    Paul Salmon

  2. Laboratory of Sport, Expertise and Performance, EA 7370, Department de la Recherche, INSEP Department de la Recherche, Paris, Australia

    Anne-Claire Macquet

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Stenzler, P., Handley, H., Woodcock, K. (2017). Identifying Human Factors Mismatches in Amusement Ride Containment Failure. In: Salmon, P., Macquet, AC. (eds) Advances in Human Factors in Sports and Outdoor Recreation. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 496. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41953-4_16

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