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3 wheelers rule
Nothing better than a nice cup of coffee and a severe slap in the face from some loony lefty who is only trying to protect you from yourself.
It's pretty obvious to all of us that hillbilly is some neanderthal that just doesn't get it.
We can thank our lucky stars that Mark is around to save us.
I, too, live in Alaska and drive a 3 wheeler even though its getting harder and harder to find parts. The government has determined that it is unsafe to ride a 3 wheeler and consequently they haven't been sold since 1986.
For some reason I just don't get, the protectors of humanity, always blame they tool and not the user. Almost sounds like another issue we hear a lot about today, guns and how evil they are.
Here are some conclusions from the Consumer Product Safety Commision concerning 3 and 4 wheel ATV's.
The ten-year CPSC study revealed that many ATV-related fatalities were caused by improper use of Off-Road Vehicles. Nancy Minard, President of North Carolina's Off-Road Vehicle Association (NOVA), put the statistics in perspective. "People sometimes use them improperly, but if you use them for what they were designed to do, they are perfectly safe." Indeed, the CPSC's own statistics support her. The majority of fatalities were caused by circumstances which were entirely unrelated to design. For example, 608 of the reported 3411 fatalities involved collisions with other vehicles. Most of those were cars, jeeps, dune buggies, or pick-up trucks. 31 involved collisions with trains, 4 with tractor-trailers, another 4 with tractors, 2 with buses, 2 with motor homes, and 1 with a police car. Other fatal collisions involved a skid loader, a parked dump truck, a parked wagon, a hay wagon, a field roller, boat trailer, and a hay bailer. Five children died when quads ran over their go-carts. 15 deaths were caused by collisions with other ATVs or dirt bikes.
Other fatalities were caused by a victim's negligence or misuse of his ATV. Seven riders died when they struck mailboxes. Others perished when their ATVs ran into an oil tank, a manure pile, fire hydrant, goat pen, barn, tombstones, a porch, or a speed bump. Three died when a weapon they were carrying on their ATV discharged accidentally. One of those involved a cross-bow. At least 4 were electrocuted when they touched a live electrical wire. Obviously, those tragedies were not caused by ATV design.
Lack of caution was an obvious cause of many fatalities. A large number of riders died when they collided with logs, utility poles, fences, and railroad ties. The second most frequent cause of death involved collisions with trees (387 fatalities). Even some of those were bizarre, with at least one rider being impaled by a tree limb, making a macabre trail marker.
Very few riders (5) perished because of mechanical malfunctions. 2 died after their ride lost a wheel, 1 when his throttle stuck, 1 from an axle malfunction, and 1 when his trailer disengaged. More riders (13) died in collisions with animals. Seven (7) died in collisions with dogs, 2 with deer, 2 with horses, and 2 with cows. Nature took her toll in other ways. 18 ATVers drowned when their machines feel through broken ice into freezing water.
Many other deaths may have been caused by maliciousness. 58 riders perished when they struck a rope, cable, wire, or a barbed-wire strand that was strewn across the trail. Many of those (at least 10) were strewn at neck height.
The unsafe practice of doubling resulted in a number of other fatalities. 467 passengers died in various ways (13.6% of all ATV-related deaths), including falling into rocks, trees, or being run over by following quads, among other things. The CPSC study also included bystanders' deaths, 6 in mishaps involving three-wheelers and 4 with quads.
The Commission's report, when scrutinized, does not support the claims of ATV critics. All-Terrain Vehicles are not dangerous when used as intended. CPSC statistics actually show that harm usually follows their misuse, or circumstances which have nothing to do with the machines' design.
By the way, it was also determined that 4 wheelers are not safer than 3 wheelers just differant. I'm sure this gives Mark and his ilk a new direction that will eventually lead to the complete salvation of mankind by doing away with the evil 4 wheeler.
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3 wheelers rule
Well...Mark....maybe it was the subtle way you infered that "3 wheelers sent there riders to the hospital". Most logical/rational people realize that that just doesn't happen. (this is probably where I got the loony lefty idea) The only analogy I can relate this too is the same illogical argument that anti-gun loonies use to describe guns killing people.
This type of argument has been espoused over and over again by the safety Nazis, as described by Paul, until people don't even think twice about it when they see it. It has become ingrained in our day to day life. People need to take a stand when they see this lunacy or, as I said in my previous post, we will lose everything we cherish. Even if its just a 3/4 wheeler.
You need to read your own post Mark. If you can't see what I describe in it (savior of mankind-wear a helmet so you don't get hurt-I can't believe you still own one of those old things, especially after the government decided they were not safe) then you are the problem.
Paul hit it right on the head with his comment about the gene pool. We just don't need more people telling us how to live our lives.
By the way Mark, I don't wear hats.
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