With the most recent roller coaster death at Six Flags, it's time to start asking just how safe roller coasters are and why ...

A witness who rode the Goliath roller coaster minutes before a deadly accident at Six Flags Over Georgia described what he ...

Two former Six Flags Over Georgia employees are sharing their experiences as ride operators, reflecting on the training they ...

NBC 5 spoke with a local attorney, Frank Branson, who has handled numerous lawsuits regarding ride safety over the past ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- In a story Aug. 22 about the lack of unified regulation for amusement park rides, The Associated Press erroneously reported which states have no laws regulating the industry.

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3. If you suffer from a headache, dizziness or other problem after riding a roller coaster or water ride — on which no accident or problem occurred that caused the ride to stop running — it's up to ...

So whether a ride has to be inspected before thrill-seekers hop on depends on what state it's in. Six states — Mississippi, Alabama, Nevada, South Dakota, Wyoming and Utah — have no laws at all that ...