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After 20 years in service, the world's fastest-accelerating roller coaster has started breaking riders' bones.
FULL STORY: https://www.vice.com/en/article/akg8mk/japan-quickest-roller-coaster-fuji-qWorld’s Fastest-Accelerating Coaster Suspended Because Riders Keep Breaking Their Bones
They broke their backs and necks riding the roller coaster in Japan, which goes at what it calls “super death” speed. ...
The fastest-accelerating roller coaster in the world has been suspended until further notice, after multiple customers reported broken bones from the ride.
Since December, at least six riders sustained bone fractures after riding “Do-Dodonpa,” a roller coaster that goes at “super death” speed in the country’s popular Fuji-Q Highland Park, the park’s operator said. Four of them said they broke their neck or back, a spokesperson for the park told VICE World News. ...
Built in 2001, the ride goes from 0 to 180 kilometers (or 112 miles) per hour in 1.56 seconds, making it the fastest-accelerating roller coaster in the world. But the park said it was the first time riders broke their bones on the ride since it went into operation two decades ago. ...
Although the Japanese government hasn’t found the reason for these injuries, Miyasato said it could likely be an issue with the roller coaster’s rapid acceleration. At its peak, the ride’s acceleration is more than three times the force of gravity—that’s comparable to the G-force experienced by astronauts during a rocket launch. ...