My step-niece (Dad's GF's granddaughter) was supposed to go sledding with her mom. Her mom does not have custody, for very good reasons - step-niece lives with my dad and his GF. Anyway, the mom changed her plans and decided to go snowmobiling instead. Of course, none of them had helmets, but who cares? It was mom, step-niece (who is 6), another young girl, and another adult woman. The other woman and girl ended up rolling their snow mobile. Again, NO HELMETS. They were fine, thank god, but my dad's GF flipped the fuck out when she heard what had happened.
A high school friend lost her 6 year old son last year in an ATV accident. It broke my heart for her whole family, but especially for the 9 year old cousin who was driving at the time.
MIL let dss ride her adult-size four wheeler last summer (he was 8), with no helmet, while we weren't there. Then told him not to tell his mother. H flipped out.
I worked for a PI firm for many years. One of our cases was of a little girl who was injured while riding on the back of one. There is no way I would let my ADHD/lackofcommonsense kids (or grandkids) ride one until they were old enough to prove they'd developed some modicum of common sense and ability for risk assessment. And only the type that are more car-like with a roll cage and seat-belts, not the motorcycle type where their entire head and body are exposed and susceptible. My kids are now grown and my son wants one; I'm sticking to the "here's a car-like one with a roll-cage. Have fun."
ATVs are one of the leading causes of death of adolescents in Iowa.
Despite the known risk so many parents allow their kids to ride them without supervision.
My nephew's bff died flipping his atv. He was 9. His mom is absolutely wrecked that she didn't fight her H harder when every instinct screamed not to allow it. She's super vocal about it on social media, it's heartbreaking how desperate she is to stop anyone who will listen.
I knew they were dangerous (my college bff had pins in her leg from flipping one), but I'm blown away by how many of us know someone killed or injured.
ATVs are one of the leading causes of death of adolescents in Iowa.
Despite the known risk so many parents allow their kids to ride them without supervision.
My nephew's bff died flipping his atv. He was 9. His mom is absolutely wrecked that she didn't fight her H harder when every instinct screamed not to allow it. She's super vocal about it on social media, it's heartbreaking how desperate she is to stop anyone who will listen.
This would be so hard as a parent! Accidents with children are so hard.
I knew they were dangerous (my college bff had pins in her leg from flipping one), but I'm blown away by how many of us know someone killed or injured.
Me too. I know someone who was paralyzed in high school from one, but I didn't realize how common it was because we had other high school kids die of other causes or accidents too, so I didn't think much of it.
and DH thinks im nuts for not letting the kids ride these
Don't bend on this, you are absolutely right. I promise, they are some of the most dangerous "toys" kids can play with. We get a lot of these types of accidents through the ER and it's heartbreaking. I hope she'll be ok.
"This prick is asking for someone here to bring him to task Somebody give me some dirt on this vacuous mass so we can at last unmask him I'll pull the trigger on it, someone load the gun and cock it While we were all watching, he got Washington in his pocket."
I definitely remember a kid I went to school with who was permanently disabled from riding one of these. Definite no go for my future kids.
I'll also tack on snowmobiles. My cousin's 17 year old son was very seriously injured about a month ago when his snowmobile hit a tree. He only got out of the hospital a few days ago.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
I definitely remember a kid I went to school with who was permanently disabled from riding one of these. Definite no go for my future kids.
I'll also tack on snowmobiles. My cousin's 17 year old son was very seriously injured about a month ago when his snowmobile hit a tree. He only got out of the hospital a few days ago.
Yeah, I fell off the back of a snowmobile a few years ago when DH took off fast and I wasn't ready for it. At least the snow padded my fall a bit.
I hope she is okay after all this. How terrifying for her and JLS to watch. One of my worst of the worst nightmares is not being able to help my kids in danger.
We just got rid of our ATV. FIL took it and added it to his fleet. He doesn't understand why 7yo nephew isn't allowed on them for short rides.
ATVs are really unsafe and a huge flipping hazard. Those Razr style ATVs are much safe since they have roll bars. I hope she is okay.
I lost a friend in middle school to an ATV accident. She pulled over on the side of the road with her little brother and they both got off. It rolled over onto her and crushed her to death before her brother had time to go and get help. I fucking hate those things.
My heart goes out to Jamie Lynn Spears. I hope that her daughter pulls through.
Post by WanderingWinoZ on Feb 6, 2017 19:44:31 GMT -5
that's terrible. I did work investigating tons of things & working with the OEM's to test/defend/develop new ones.
They make them as safe as possible, but they are inherently dangerous due to the nature of their mission (off-road capabilities, high power/speed). Mix taht with many (Most) people not utilizing safety devices and/or operating them properly, top it off with booze and it's a bad combination taht often ends in tragic results. r
All though they look like a fancy golf cart, their actual risk are much closer to a motorcycle due to weight, stability, speed, etc.
When I was in high school I was riding ATV's with my boyfriend and somehow flipped mine while going around a curve. I still have no idea what happened. I can't imagine that I was going all that fast because that made me really nervous. The only thing I remember is waking up on the road with the ATV flipped beside me. It's a miracle that I wasn't seriously injured or killed.
This is a pretty common leisure activity where I live, so I'm sure my children will want to ride them at some point. I would like to keep my children from riding them, but realistically they probably will at some point for the same reasons that I rode one without my parents' knowledge. I'm hoping the safer varieties will be more commonplace by then.
There are videos of them flipping on Youtube Fail Army all the time. Each one horrifies me because I know the funny video could easily have been deadly.