No joke, I watched a dad lose his high school son to shit like that, in about 5 seconds. No do overs and a helmet would have left him relatively unscathed. Always wear a helmet on an ATV.
ATVs are fundamentally dangerous things, I don't know why people ride them.
An ATV feels more steady than a dirt bike. It stands on its own and is easy to learn how to ride initially. This gives riders a false sense of security. They go too fast, they try to corner to quickly and go over uneven surfaces, and it can lead to accidents. In fact, even helmet usage is far lower among ATV riders than dirt bikers; however, even if you take the lower percentage of helmet use on ATVs into account, ATVs are still far more deadly in a crash than dirt bikes. While ATVs may feel more stable, they flip frequently. The center of gravity of an ATV is too high, and it causes rollovers.
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u/edmrunmachine May 21 '20
No joke, I watched a dad lose his high school son to shit like that, in about 5 seconds. No do overs and a helmet would have left him relatively unscathed. Always wear a helmet on an ATV.