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pacodiablo Senior Enthusiast

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The parents need to be JAILED. There is absolutely NO reason why SIX kids should be on an ATV. None at all. And there is certainly NO REASON for them to be on a public road. Good parenting is really going down the drain.

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

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What kills me (no pun intended) is the fact that they are pressing charges against the driver of the car....Must be more to the story or something because I would think that "operating an unauthorized vehicle on a public road (in an unsafe manner) might make for a valid argument in court.

 

They say that the driver of the car had crossed the center line....As long as she was sober, I bet she was probably trying to avoid the crazy 4-wheeler with an entire tribe of children on it.

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Agreed. Probably angry parents trying to press charges to redirect blame.

 

People, WATCH YOUR d**n KIDS!

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Kids are only as good ass what the parents let them get away with.

 

I admit I got an ATV when I was 6 but I was told to stay away from the road, and I did.

SilveradoWV Senior Enthusiast

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That happens here all the time it seems. But its even worse, its usually about 4 kids and a parent???? That actually gives all ATV riders a bad reputation because when you get alot of kids or even more than one person on an ATV and someone wrecks and gets hurt or killed people start saying stuff about making ATVs Illegal and such. We here in WV have a large number of ATV crashes and deaths per year and thats all you hear about is ATV laws and stuff. But I dont think people realize that nearly all of those accidents involve someone under the recommended age posted on the ATV or more than one person on the ATV. I am not against making laws for ATVs I am for it but not for making laws restricting where we ride, but make the restrictions based on the factors that contribute to the crash. Such as giving fines for people carrying passnegers and for children under the ATV recommended age except with parent supervision.(I know most kids are too big for those little ATVs by the time they are 16, I know I was). I personally believe that those 2 topics will cut the death rate in half or even better. Not saying you cant wreck and get hurt or killed with just one passneger wearing a helmet and everything, it happens, but it just doesnt happen near as often here as it happens with children. Sorry for the rant guys, just got going and couldnt stop!

tgdiver Enthusiast

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Kids on 4 wheelers was the norm in my old subdivision south of Jackson, MS. Seeing 3 or 4 kids on a 4 wheeler was not out of the question. There was one family, who let their daughter drive an old 3 wheeler, with passengers. The child could not of been over 8.

 

Everyday you would see kids on a 4 wheeler, and most of the time the driver could not reach the pedels without getting off the seat. The parents did not care, and there was no talking to them. I was told by one neighbor, "Ther're in the neighborhood, its safe for them to ride it. Its not like they are on the interstate". I did call the sheriff on them, but unless the sheriff caught them, nothing was ever done.

 

I am thankful that more children are not killed on those due to stupid parents.

 

Today's moto.

Accountability is over. You can always blame someone else. :thumbs:

Truckman031 Senior Enthusiast

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My friends and I ride four wheelers on the roads near our houses', but we don't have more than 2 people on them. That is stupid to overload them. They are safe as long as you know how do drive them. The driver should not be charged, but the parents should be for neglect.

Kenneth_400ex_z71 Enthusiast

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from being with 4 wheelers all my life from riding a honda 300 4x4 to owning a 400scrambler when i was ten . then to own a 300ex and now a 400ex ...

 

i dont see 4 wheelers are dangours i remember when i had my friends over we would ride 3 on the 4 wheeler the smallest one on the gas tank and the responsible one on the back holding on to the person in the middle... we didnt climb any step hills of course just rode in are field....

 

the only people who give 4 wheelers the bad name is the people who cant ride worth a d**n and drink and dont wear a helmet ... i can careless how old a child is cause i go to a motocross track and there are small little kids on small little dirtbikes and 4 wheelers that are getting up through with no promblems !! there fast little farts and i wish i wias that good when i was growing up!!

 

but when someone dies it shouldnt be a time to poiint fingers!!! i would think theyere allready feeling bad~!!! if they didint love their kids they wouldnt have bought them a 4 wheeler cause those things are expensive for what they are! i paid 6 grand for mine but i got the 4 year warranty.

 

anyhow when stuff like this happens you better off to pray insteaad of pointing fingers ..

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pacodiablo Senior Enthusiast

pacodiablo

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Age does have something to do with it. Often times an 8 or 9 year old just can't determine a good idea from a bad idea like an adult can when riding an ATV. It is a bad idea no matter what to put more people on the ATV than is recommended.

 

Also, $$$ does not equal love, not in the least bit, and that ATV may have belonged to the parents. If the parents were truely concerned about the well-being of those kids, they would never had let them ride 6 at a time on the ATV. That is a bad decision that resulted in a terrible accident that could have been easily avoided.

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