I was reading in the paper today that someone was killed while riding an atv. The personally dont know the person who was killed, or know of anyone who does know him, but I do send out my thoughts to his family.

 

something like that happens everyday, we got idiots everywhere. parents fault for falsly informing the kids to wear helmets

 

Yah, thats very sad, I saw on CNN where they were going to start cracking down on ATV'ers. The bad thing is, it's a very small percentage of idiots who cause trouble, and then some parents who don't teach their children right.

 

happened here the other day to...the guy was ridin a 400 prairie..they don't know if he was going down hill or up the hill but the atv came on him and killed him

 

Looked more closely at the article...the guy did deserive to get hurt...but not to die...

here is what happend

He was riding down a gravel road with a friend following behind him IN A CAR! The quad flipped throwing him off, he got hit my the car, then the car hit the quad...

like you said...stupid people...

 

I just dont get it,why cant the quad guys be like the dirtbike guys? You never here about people getting killed on dirtbikes and every time someone on a dirtbike gets hurt there usually wearing protective gear.My freind has a cr250 and he allways has a helmet and stuff on. I just dont get it.

 

Its because the dirt bike looks dangerous, the quad doesnt. Thats why no one ever put their 9 yr old on a CR500, but for some reason they will put their 9yr old on a banshee. The banshee looks safer.

 

thats right

 

I guess people see 4-wheels and think it's just a hyped up tractor with handlebars. It's baffling really that people can't respect them more.

My wife had a friend die riding on the back of a quad. He was on the back with his older brother, no helmets, trying to jump a ditch. He hit his mid-section on the rack during the crash suffered internal injuries and died.

Because of this my wife was scared to death of ATVs. At first she didn't even have the slightest interest in riding. But after educating her on the safety and teaching her how to ride she loves it. From the moment she learned they can be safe and fun she was hooked. Even after hitting the dirt twice this year already she is still excited about riding. This is her first full year of riding in her life so she is still learning. I was actually worried her first crash might be her last because she would get scared and not want to ride anymore, but she it totally hooked....she's a rider.. ........she is........ONE OF US NOW.......

 

I bet he wasnt wearing a helmet either.