Safety and Oversight of Amusement Rides in California

According to the latest estimates, California has 71 permanent amusement parks, 74 carnival owners/operators, and numerous other businesses that have one or more permanent rides. Following a fatal accident at Waterworld USA's Concord park, many people had questions about if and how the state of California should regulate permanent amusement. This report answers the following questions: (1) What are the accident data on permanent amusement park rides? (2) What are California's laws regarding regulation of amusement park rides, and why are they the way they are? (3) What do other states do to ensure ride safety?O'Connor, Dennis is the author of 'Safety and Oversight of Amusement Rides in California', published 1997 under ISBN 9781587030741 and ISBN 1587030748.