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| Thread ID: 137223 | 2014-06-07 06:28:00 | Quad bikes (so called) | mzee (3324) | PC World Chat |
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| 1376721 | 2014-06-08 19:18:00 | These vehicles are dangerous beyond belief, I guess its because of the narrow wheel base. I think we have to accept the death rate from them because they are so handy. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 1376722 | 2014-06-08 22:20:00 | What we do not know is the number of hours on these machines compared with injuries. They might be less dangerous than cars. that and how many cars spend most of the time offroad going places the quads go? they have fairly high center of gravity, basic steering which is very hard to use (tho new ones have electric power steer). |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 1376723 | 2014-06-08 22:49:00 | A roll cage would be useless unless the rider was strapped in . Lets get it in perspective. FAR more accidents happen on mountain bikes. The ambulance is allways having to make trips to the mtn bike track at Woodhill. Perhaps put roll cages on those as well ? :-) Whats the injury rate at rugby games ? Whats the injury rate with mini motorbikes & motocross ? |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1376724 | 2014-06-08 23:20:00 | your forgetting the most dangerous one of them all which has more accidents than all bikes do......horse riding. tho a big part of quad bike accidents are work related which is where the big push for safety is coming from. but theres more to it than just roll bars. fatigue, heavy work, no breaks, and long hours. could point about roll cages. yes you need to be strapped in. like forklifts, better to stay in it than to fall out. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 1376725 | 2014-06-09 01:28:00 | there is no such thing as a "Quad bike". If it was a "bike" it would only have two wheels. It is a CCUV, "Cross Country Utility Vehicle". But CCUV / Cross Country Utility Vehicle is so clumsy and long-winded to say! I sincerely doubt that it would ever find favour in the modern lexicon. Maybe you'd feel better if it was called a Quike? That would make for a nice snappy sound bite when reporting the next fatality. Incidentally 'Quike' should be pronounced 'kwike' to avoid confusion with a Quickie, which can be just as dangerous in a roll-over situation without suitable protection, and can have equally long-lasting lifestyle and economic consequences. Cheers Billy 8-{) :D |
Billy T (70) | ||
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