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You have to read/see this
This is taken verbatim from the Featured Letter in Letters to the Editior in the Monday June 14, 2004 Chicago Sun Times . It is in reference to a May 31 article that was largely against ATV's
ATVs aren't dangerous - people are
"Between a rock and a hard place," the May 31 article addressing the proliferation of injuries and death attributed to riding ATVs, seemingly seeks to assign most of the blame for injuries and deaths directly to the manufacturers. This is very wrong.
Whether it's ATVs, dirt bikes, mountain bikes, skateboards, scooters, cars, guns, motorcycles or a simple cup of hot coffee, the families of people who are injured or killed are taking advantage of our litigious society in pointing their collective fingers at manufactures. In reality, isn't their own carelessness and recklessness to blame? Not one of the aforementioned items dangerous until placed in the hands of people (or their unsupervised children).
I believe those injured or killed could not have cared less about personal safety because of their blatant disregard of manufacturer's explicit instructions and warning regarding safe handling and/or operation. They also disobeyed their parents' wishes. Furthermore, any laws and rules set forth by the municipalities in which these people reside are ignored.
And isn't it odd not one of the parents accepted responsibility for their ill-fated decision to allow their children to ride alone or without an adults close supervision?
Until we as a society learn to accept a modicum of personal responsibility, even toliet paper manufacturers are fair game.
- Michael A. Collins, Cary
Click here to see picture of article
ATVs aren't dangerous - people are
"Between a rock and a hard place," the May 31 article addressing the proliferation of injuries and death attributed to riding ATVs, seemingly seeks to assign most of the blame for injuries and deaths directly to the manufacturers. This is very wrong.
Whether it's ATVs, dirt bikes, mountain bikes, skateboards, scooters, cars, guns, motorcycles or a simple cup of hot coffee, the families of people who are injured or killed are taking advantage of our litigious society in pointing their collective fingers at manufactures. In reality, isn't their own carelessness and recklessness to blame? Not one of the aforementioned items dangerous until placed in the hands of people (or their unsupervised children).
I believe those injured or killed could not have cared less about personal safety because of their blatant disregard of manufacturer's explicit instructions and warning regarding safe handling and/or operation. They also disobeyed their parents' wishes. Furthermore, any laws and rules set forth by the municipalities in which these people reside are ignored.
And isn't it odd not one of the parents accepted responsibility for their ill-fated decision to allow their children to ride alone or without an adults close supervision?
Until we as a society learn to accept a modicum of personal responsibility, even toliet paper manufacturers are fair game.
- Michael A. Collins, Cary
Click here to see picture of article