Darwin's Chariot recalled!!!

Lancer6 · 04-01-09, 08:34 AM

Read!

http://www.walletpop.com/article/_a/...er-46%2F406585

I've said it for years and I'll say it now; A large percentage of people who buy ATVs, 4WD trucks and SUVs, etc, have NO reasonable justification for doing so.
(Insert rant from probably drunk and outraged macho prick who cannot decipher OR comprehend "percentage" and/or "reasonable" and feels this post is a direct affront to his man

hood.)
I remember the infamous "Paraplegic Makers"...3-wheelers...and how many folks of my acquaintance just had to have one or, worse yet, gave in to their spoiled brat's demands for one. So far as I can recall with certainty, there were three kids and three adults injured among those I knew on a personal basis. One child, (now in his forties,) has been in wheelchair since his mishap and one of the adults, a lady, suffers severe headaches and vision issues since her accident.
The injuries mentioned were bad enough, but one youngster, Roy B., was killed (at age 15) while driving a 3-wheeler his doting single dad had bought him. I knew them both well, as I was Roy's scoutmaster. It still hurts.
(Insert disclaimer as follows "&$^#%$! Lancer! I know what I'm doin' and MY kid can handle an ATV, even though he's still in diapers!")
So, read the article. If you've been jonesin' for one of these deathtraps maybe, just a small "maybe", you'll see the light.

Lancer6
Someone who gives a damn.

bcklash · 04-01-09, 08:55 AM

L6, I had a friend who lost a 20 year old daughter to one of those death traps -- going slow but front wheel went into a little ditch just enough to jerk the handlebars, threw her off and broke her neck. And your right it still hurts.

I hope your right maybe some will see the light, but some doesn't think it can happen them.

MississippiBoy · 04-01-09, 09:43 AM

I saw something two weekends ago that turned my stomach. I meant to post it, but forgot till Sir Lancelot reminded me. On the way to my little cousin's birthday party, I go by several cars and a fire department's EMT car. Upside down in the ditch is a big 4-wheeler. Not sure what it was exactly, but it wasn't a little kiddie scooter, it was one of the big 4x4's, maybe 500 cc. This thing was mangled, front frame and handlebars all twisted around. The EMT's were tending to two boys, maybe 10-12 years old, judging by their friends standing around and sitting on other 4-wheelers.
Apparently the driver had lost control and hit a mailbox. Not just a 4x4 with a box on the top, but a big 3'x3'x5' brick mailbox. It was scattered over a 10' area, with only the bottom 3 rows of bricks still on top of each other. That kid must've been flying down the road not paying attention. My cousin, who works at the hospital, said that one of the kids was in ICU the next day, not sure about the other one.

JB · 04-01-09, 10:00 AM

We own 4 wheelers, 4 wheel drives and jeeps, and yes you have to use your head when driving them..our kids always had helmets on during thier mishaps. We passed a kid flying in the ditch on the way to the lake last week, he as crankin out the speed.
Have heard of guys that go over a hill to fast and the 4 wheeler flips on them and back/neck injuries.
On the other hand, we live where its winter and snow for 5 months of the year so a 4 wheel drive is a real plus if you have work to do outside or towing.

flfireman · 04-01-09, 01:10 PM

Don't believe you can blame a vehicle for these problems. I have owned 2 wheels, 3 wheels and 4 wheels. Accidents happen, yet most of these are user error or improper use. Not teaching someone the ins/outs or proper riding skills is not the vehicles problem. Yes they have recalls, but honestly they test these things based on what a competent operator would be doing during normal use. Never like to see somebody dead or disabled, but if you look into it deep enough Im sure blame can be placed on operator error. If they stop making things that can kill somebody we are going back to caveman days because we no longer will have: cars, motorcycles, ATV's, UTV's, lawnmowers, bicycles, guns, trampolines, electric, etc., etc., etc.....

1/4 stick · 04-01-09, 01:26 PM

The user has to take some responsibility when riding. I'm surprised I'm still living the way I use to ride my bicycle. Heck, I flipped the old mans riding lawn mower when I was a kid.

Lilmoosecountry · 04-01-09, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by flfireman

Don't believe you can blame a vehicle for these problems. I have owned 2 wheels, 3 wheels and 4 wheels. Accidents happen, yet most of these are user error or improper use. Not teaching someone the ins/outs or proper riding skills is not the vehicles problem. Yes they have recalls, but honestly they test these things based on what a competent operator would be doing during normal use. Never like to see somebody dead or disabled, but if you look into it deep enough Im sure blame can be placed on operator error. If they stop making things that can kill somebody we are going back to caveman days because we no longer will have: cars, motorcycles, ATV's, UTV's, lawnmowers, bicycles, guns, trampolines, electric, etc., etc., etc.....

It's Usually some kid that mom & dad were'nt watching when they got hurt or killed who these types of lawsuits. What is any child under the age of 10 duing owning a motor vechile in the first place with out mommy & daddy present & giving proper instruction.

aikenyounggun · 04-01-09, 02:02 PM

46 deaths that is unreal!!!

my friend was ridin his 4 wheeler and hit somethin and rolled it a lot........ mangled it wouldnt start and he pushed it back a mile to his house where he fainted in front of his mom..... she called the ambulance and we ended up visiting him in the hospital b/c he had punctured his spleen and the internal bleeding almost killed him

achingyoungbum · 04-01-09, 03:56 PM

46 deaths that is unreal!!!!

One time I had a friend, well not really my friend but a friend of a guy I knew. And one time I think he wrecked his 4-wheeler or was it a scooter? anyway he like skinned his knee and ruptured his epidermis. The pop rocks and coke almost killed him (they will swell up in your stomach and explode you know)

Anyway Just seen the thread and thought I'd post seeing as how thats what I do.

BigBassin144 · 04-01-09, 06:58 PM

You know what else I hate to see. Little kids riding huge fourwheelers. If a little kid want to ride in the dirt, buy 'em a 50cc dirtbike, not a 550 fourwheeler.

BB

Foyt20 · 04-01-09, 07:03 PM

^^^ Youngbum, Although it is sort of funny, I dont think that that is very appropriate.

BigBassin144 · 04-01-09, 07:07 PM

Ok, I have to admit, I just got the Darwin's Chariot joke. I guess I just didn't pay attention to it to begin with. lol lancer.

"He who laughs last, thinks slowest" - uh... I can't remember. lol

BB

Jim80 · 04-01-09, 07:09 PM

been through my fair share of bike crashes as well the last one being after a few beers and letting my brother talk me in to trying his new dirt bike out in the dark still got the scars to show for it

Jim

Foyt20 · 04-01-09, 07:13 PM

Dropped my old sportbike instead of hitting a deer, that was the closest I ever came to making darwin's team, although I dont think that I made a bad decison.

Im going to go along with the idea that most of these accidents are caused by user error. Used in a reponsible manner, using the proper safety precautions, all of these vehicles can be safe.

BTW That is my opinion, and my opinion alone.

bingham · 04-01-09, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foyt20

Im going to go along with the idea that most of these accidents are caused by user error. Used in a reponsible manner, using the proper safety precautions, all of these vehicles can be safe.

i agree completely

lowrider · 04-02-09, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim80

been through my fair share of bike crashes as well the last one being after a few beers and letting my brother talk me in to trying his new dirt bike out in the dark still got the scars to show for it

Jim

how many emergency visits started with, "hold my beer and watch this!" ?

1/4 stick · 04-02-09, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lowrider

how many emergency visits started with, "hold my beer and watch this!" ?

They make beer holders now. It's on a swiviel type thing so it don't spill. So now the last words are "Git er done!" lol

Jim80 · 04-02-09, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lowrider

how many emergency visits started with, "hold my beer and watch this!" ?

to many to remember and it's usually check out this sh*t . lol

Jim

04-01-09, 08:34 AM	#1
Lancer6 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somewhere out there Posts: 734	Darwin's Chariot recalled!!! Read! http://www.walletpop.com/article/_a/...er-46%2F406585 I've said it for years and I'll say it now; A large percentage of people who buy ATVs, 4WD trucks and SUVs, etc, have NO reasonable justification for doing so. (Insert rant from probably drunk and outraged macho prick who cannot decipher OR comprehend "percentage" and/or "reasonable" and feels this post is a direct affront to his manhood.) I remember the infamous "Paraplegic Makers"...3-wheelers...and how many folks of my acquaintance just had to have one or, worse yet, gave in to their spoiled brat's demands for one. So far as I can recall with certainty, there were three kids and three adults injured among those I knew on a personal basis. One child, (now in his forties,) has been in wheelchair since his mishap and one of the adults, a lady, suffers severe headaches and vision issues since her accident. The injuries mentioned were bad enough, but one youngster, Roy B., was killed (at age 15) while driving a 3-wheeler his doting single dad had bought him. I knew them both well, as I was Roy's scoutmaster. It still hurts. (Insert disclaimer as follows "&$^#%$! Lancer! I know what I'm doin' and MY kid can handle an ATV, even though he's still in diapers!") So, read the article. If you've been jonesin' for one of these deathtraps maybe, just a small "maybe", you'll see the light. Lancer6 Someone who gives a damn.

04-01-09, 08:55 AM	#2
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	L6, I had a friend who lost a 20 year old daughter to one of those death traps -- going slow but front wheel went into a little ditch just enough to jerk the handlebars, threw her off and broke her neck. And your right it still hurts. I hope your right maybe some will see the light, but some doesn't think it can happen them. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

04-01-09, 09:43 AM	#3
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	I saw something two weekends ago that turned my stomach. I meant to post it, but forgot till Sir Lancelot reminded me. On the way to my little cousin's birthday party, I go by several cars and a fire department's EMT car. Upside down in the ditch is a big 4-wheeler. Not sure what it was exactly, but it wasn't a little kiddie scooter, it was one of the big 4x4's, maybe 500 cc. This thing was mangled, front frame and handlebars all twisted around. The EMT's were tending to two boys, maybe 10-12 years old, judging by their friends standing around and sitting on other 4-wheelers. Apparently the driver had lost control and hit a mailbox. Not just a 4x4 with a box on the top, but a big 3'x3'x5' brick mailbox. It was scattered over a 10' area, with only the bottom 3 rows of bricks still on top of each other. That kid must've been flying down the road not paying attention. My cousin, who works at the hospital, said that one of the kids was in ICU the next day, not sure about the other one. __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

04-01-09, 01:10 PM	#5
flfireman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Palm Bay, Fl Posts: 2,751	Don't believe you can blame a vehicle for these problems. I have owned 2 wheels, 3 wheels and 4 wheels. Accidents happen, yet most of these are user error or improper use. Not teaching someone the ins/outs or proper riding skills is not the vehicles problem. Yes they have recalls, but honestly they test these things based on what a competent operator would be doing during normal use. Never like to see somebody dead or disabled, but if you look into it deep enough Im sure blame can be placed on operator error. If they stop making things that can kill somebody we are going back to caveman days because we no longer will have: cars, motorcycles, ATV's, UTV's, lawnmowers, bicycles, guns, trampolines, electric, etc., etc., etc..... __________________ In the Lord all things are possible. Last edited by flfireman; 04-01-09 at 01:20 PM.

04-01-09, 01:26 PM	#6
1/4 stick BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fayetteville, N.C. Posts: 3,529	The user has to take some responsibility when riding. I'm surprised I'm still living the way I use to ride my bicycle. Heck, I flipped the old mans riding lawn mower when I was a kid. __________________ Just a redneck having fun. https://www.youtube.com/user/donaldvlogsify

04-01-09, 10:00 AM	#4
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	We own 4 wheelers, 4 wheel drives and jeeps, and yes you have to use your head when driving them..our kids always had helmets on during thier mishaps. We passed a kid flying in the ditch on the way to the lake last week, he as crankin out the speed. Have heard of guys that go over a hill to fast and the 4 wheeler flips on them and back/neck injuries. On the other hand, we live where its winter and snow for 5 months of the year so a 4 wheel drive is a real plus if you have work to do outside or towing.

04-01-09, 02:02 PM	#8
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	46 deaths that is unreal!!! my friend was ridin his 4 wheeler and hit somethin and rolled it a lot........ mangled it wouldnt start and he pushed it back a mile to his house where he fainted in front of his mom..... she called the ambulance and we ended up visiting him in the hospital b/c he had punctured his spleen and the internal bleeding almost killed him __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

04-01-09, 03:56 PM	#9
achingyoungbum BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Know it all Posts: 12	46 deaths that is unreal!!!! One time I had a friend, well not really my friend but a friend of a guy I knew. And one time I think he wrecked his 4-wheeler or was it a scooter? anyway he like skinned his knee and ruptured his epidermis. The pop rocks and coke almost killed him (they will swell up in your stomach and explode you know) Anyway Just seen the thread and thought I'd post seeing as how thats what I do. __________________ Only 995 more posts to go till super veteran, should be there by tonight. 2009 bass count over 9000

04-01-09, 06:58 PM	#10
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	You know what else I hate to see. Little kids riding huge fourwheelers. If a little kid want to ride in the dirt, buy 'em a 50cc dirtbike, not a 550 fourwheeler. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

04-01-09, 07:03 PM	#11
Foyt20 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: R-Ville, Central NJ Posts: 265	^^^ Youngbum, Although it is sort of funny, I dont think that that is very appropriate. __________________ 2009 Bass Count: 4

04-01-09, 07:07 PM	#12
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Ok, I have to admit, I just got the Darwin's Chariot joke. I guess I just didn't pay attention to it to begin with. lol lancer. "He who laughs last, thinks slowest" - uh... I can't remember. lol BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

04-01-09, 07:09 PM	#13
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	been through my fair share of bike crashes as well the last one being after a few beers and letting my brother talk me in to trying his new dirt bike out in the dark still got the scars to show for it Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

04-01-09, 07:13 PM	#14
Foyt20 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: R-Ville, Central NJ Posts: 265	Dropped my old sportbike instead of hitting a deer, that was the closest I ever came to making darwin's team, although I dont think that I made a bad decison. Im going to go along with the idea that most of these accidents are caused by user error. Used in a reponsible manner, using the proper safety precautions, all of these vehicles can be safe. BTW That is my opinion, and my opinion alone. __________________ 2009 Bass Count: 4

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