Bungee Jumping Crossed Off

Accidents do happen in such kind of activities. Never thought of trying bungee jumping. I've tried parasailing in Pattaya, Thailand some years ago. It was fun.

How awful for that poor woman in Kazakistan! I have such a huge fear of heights that I've never even considered bungee jumping, hot air ballooning, or sky-diving. I figure there's enough scary things in life that I don't have to go looking for it, LOL! Sorry that your bungee-jumping dreams have been dashed, though.

You had a ankle problem and now it would not be advisable to try.

I always wanted to do a parachute jump but I'm extremely afraid of heights so that won't ever happen. Everything is dangerous in one way or another. You just have to choose what you want your life to be like and go for it at times.

Safety standards are different from country to country, and even within each country. I would stick to bungee jumping in countries with well established safety standards and laws, including most European countries, Canada, Unites States, and Australia. And then within those countries look up the safety records of each of the bungee jump companies. Seeing the cable snap for one person would not stop me from doing, just like watching one plane crash would not stop me from flying. Statistically, the probably of dying from a snapped bungee cable is very low.

Instances like these do happen like in a roller coaster. I used to want to go swimming with a "butanding" whaleshark I believe. Ive given up on that.

It's true that anything may happen; no matter how carefully they designed the jumping, there's always a chance that something will just fail without your handlers noticing. My coworker tried it in Africa when she was over 60 years old. She mentioned that was the last time she would do it because she had bodily aches for weeks, even though it was an exhilarating experience for her.

In my younger days this is something I did consider, but certainly not now. I guess maybe I will focus on a tandem sky dive.

I do feel really bad for this woman. I've never considered doing this. I do have a fear of heights so it's not something I've ever really wanted to do.

That has deterred you from attempting I see. Better that way than live in fear.

I’m sorry to hear about the accident. I can’t take heights anymore, so that nixes bungee jumping for me, even without the built-in dangers. I’m also old now, so my body couldn’t handle the jolts to it that bungee jumping causes.

That's very sad. I should think that in most places there would be very stringent safety measures in place.

That's me. Or I should say, my kind of luck. I have never once wanted to ever try this feat, sure that either a cable would snap or it would be too long. No thanks for me on this one. lol

I'm not daring to do that thing besides I have a phobia of heights.

I’m with you. I also wanted to do it for a long time and then I got put off by all the accidents happening around the world. The risk outweighs the benefits.