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To: Drew68

A Quad ? One of the most dangerous piles of junk around


2 posted on 06/10/2014 1:50:34 PM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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Like any vehicle, it’s as safe as the person operating it.
I’ve driven 4-wheelers for decades without incident.


5 posted on 06/10/2014 1:54:41 PM PDT by nascarnation (Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
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To: molson209

A Quad ? One of the most dangerous piles of junk around


Agreed. Sister-in-law was camping in CO with her sister and a cousin joined them for the day. Convinced her to drive one of 2 quads he’d brought up for the day. Hit a bump in the road, no helmets cuz cousin said only sissies wore those, and she broke her pelvis, leg and ended up with a traumatic brain injury.

She was a pharmacist with a great career and now she lives in an assisted living facility. She’s come a long way, but will never been anywhere near the same.


14 posted on 06/10/2014 2:02:56 PM PDT by leapfrog0202 ("the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery" Sarah Palin)
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To: molson209
A Quad ? One of the most dangerous piles of junk around

I can't stand the things. I was so relieved when my kid brother finally sold his. It just takes one bad spill to change your life. And while I realize the same thing can be said about many recreational activities (heck, I knew a girl paralyzed after falling off a swing set), quads by their very nature seem to enable a certain element of reckless behavior.

They are brutally unforgiving. You really have to understand and accept the risks involved when operating one. They've put a lot of people in wheelchairs.

20 posted on 06/10/2014 2:08:17 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: molson209
A Quad ? One of the most dangerous piles of junk around

Not bad, actually, if you treat it as a tool and not a toy. Drive it as you would a tractor, and you get a similar safety record.

Not that tractors are all that safe, mind you...

21 posted on 06/10/2014 2:15:29 PM PDT by Oberon (John 12:5-6)
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i thought they were safer than the trikes they were made to replace. i had a couple of them fall on me back in the day while mudding.


31 posted on 06/10/2014 3:19:14 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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