Kiddie Rides

• Injuries peak at age 4.
• Most common causes of injury:
  • Scrape or stumble during load/unload (25%)
  • Child's body hit something within the vehicle while riding (14%)
  • Child fell out of the ride mid-cycle (13%)
  • Child was injured by the restraint system during load/unload (9%)
• View database records from state regulatory agencies and CPSC hospital ER records

The following table lists the types of kiddie rides included in public accident reports provided to Saferparks by state regulatory agencies. Note that a higher number of reported accidents for a particular ride type does not necessarily indicate a higher rate of rider injury. Ride types that are more broadly defined will accrue higher accident counts. More popular rides and rides operated in states with stricter public reporting laws will generate higher numbers of reported accidents.

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Ride Type	Percentage of accident reports
kiddie roundabout	20%
kiddie spinning cups/tubs	12%
kiddie plane/jet/helicopter	10%
kiddie coaster - family/kiddie	8%
kiddie drop tower	8%
kiddie track ride	5%
kiddie train	5%
kiddie car ride	4%
kiddie bumper car	3%
kiddie boat ride	3%
kiddie ferris/gondola wheel	2%
kiddie swing ride	2%
kiddie paratrooper-type	2%
kiddie go-kart	2%
kiddie carousel	1%
kiddie flume ride	1%
kiddie himalaya-type	1%
kiddie unknown	1%
kiddie whip	<1%
kiddie sizzler/scrambler	<1%
kiddie pirate ship	<1%
kiddie enterprise	<1%
kiddie flying carpet ride	<1%
kiddie bumper boat	<1%