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Why must curved roller coaster tracks on a roller coaster be banked?
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∙ 12y ago
Previous Answer => "Because of the law of inertia."
Improved Answer => Well, yes I suppose, but it is not necessary based on that fact.
Since Roller Coasters have a special three-wheel design that keeps coaster trains on the track NO MATTER WHAT, banking doesn't "keep the ride on the tracks". If anything, banking keeps the coaster safe (in terms of G's) and comfortable to actually be enjoyed versus being painful. A coaster and it's riders will follow the track no matter what, since again of the three-wheel design patented by John Miller in the 1920's AND the restraints on rides that keep people in. It is the G's that concern designers, not if the train will fall off.
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