Fat-assed atv riders thinning their own herd, but...

[Oak]

...what about the kids? I did a Google search to see what the fat-assed ATV crowd was screwing up today, and was shocked to see how many stories of kids being killed came up in just a few pages. I can't believe there are such irresponsible parents out there.

WASHINGTON — An estimated 740 people, a record, died in all-terrain vehicle accidents last year, the government said Thursday as it took a step toward oversight of the vehicles.

The estimated toll, which includes 470 documented cases, compares with an estimated 617 deaths in 2003, and estimates between 538 and 599 annual deaths in the previous three years, according to a report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission Thursday.

Also, an all-time high of at least 136,100 people went to the hospital last year for injuries involving the four-wheel motorcycles that have a wide seat and low stand, and a third of those hurt were younger than 16.

In 2003, there were at least 125,500 injuries.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,171523,00.html

Det. Staff Sgt. Scott Dickinson of Sault Ste. Marie Police says Steven Whiteside, 5, was driving a four-wheeler ATV southbound on Lakeshore Drive, at 2 p.m. Oct. 8, when it entered into a ditch and rolled over top of him.

The boy was operating the vehicle alone, Dickinson says. The youngster was transported to Sault Area Hospitals where he died of his injuries later that evening.

http://www.northpeel.com/br/orangeville/news/story/3092981p-3587864c.html

Mercer County teenager is dead after crashing in an all-terrain vehicle race.

Authorities say 13-year-old Jason Myers, of Greenville, was thrown from his ATV when his tire clipped another ATV at the Pymatuning Holeshot Raceway near Linesville in Crawford County.

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/5109849/detail.html

ANGIER, N.C. A ten-year-old boy is dead after being thrown from an all-terrain vehicle this morning in Johnston County.

http://www.wwaytv3.com/Global/story.asp?S=3986268&nav=menu70_2

Chandler Morgan, 6, was out riding an ATV along with his father, Jarrad Morgan, last Thursday when Chandler took his ATV into heavy traffic onto Route 12 south. He was struck by a car and died a short while later at Cheshire Medical Center.

http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showfast.html?article=61700

The accident happened just after 10:30 a.m. on Chisenhall Road when two boys -- ages 10 and 11 -- hit a pothole and flipped, authorities said.

The 10-year-old was killed, and the 11-year-old was taken to WakeMed with a broken collarbone.

http://www.nbc17.com/news/5105010/detail.html

A five-year-old southern Ontario boy has died in an all-terrain vehicle crash near Sault Ste. Marie.

Steven Whiteside of Orangeville was driving a youth-model ATV when his vehicle went into a ditch and rolled on top of him.

http://www.fftimes.com/index.php/3/2005-10-11/23007

Two Grant County teens are dead after the crash of an all-terrain vehicle they were riding.

State police identify them as 14-year-old Michael Larkin, of Hurley, and 13-year-old David Douty, of Silver City.

Officers said the boys were killed Tuesday afternoon when they crossed the road on the ATV and were hit by a truck.

http://www.thenewmexicochannel.com/news/5120167/detail.html

According to California Highway Patrol Officer Clint Zillner, a gravel truck was traveling north on Fort Cady Road in Newberry Springs, south of Interstate 15. The two boys were heading west near Morgan Lane and reached Fort Cady Road. They were struck by the truck at around 5 p.m.

One boy, 16, was killed at the scene. The second boy was airlifted from the scene for treatment. The boys' names and details of the second boy's condition were not yet available.

http://www.desertdispatch.com/2005/112981471291303.html

Police in Montgomery County continue to investigate a fatal ATV accident that killed a 2-year-old boy.

The accident happened Saturday afternoon around 4:30pm.

State police say 2-year-old Jordan Leach was riding an ATV with another unidentified juvenile.

The two were trying to knock over a dead tree with the vehicle; the impact caused a branch to fall from the tree. It landed on Leach.

He was taken to the hospital and died there a short time later.

http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=4017158&nav=4CAL

 

[Ithaca 37]

Terrible accidents for the kids, but do you suppose their parents were the type to promote responsible ATV riding?

 

[Wapiti Slayer]

Sounds like a good thing, best way to weed out the Idiots and help the over population problem!

 

[Hangar18]

Sounds like a good thing, best way to weed out the Idiots and help the over population problem!

That is a terrible thing to say no matter where you stand on anything. No one deserves to have a kid "weeded out" no matter how stupid the parents are.

 

[schmalts]

A lot of kids get killed because they are riding machines that are far to large for them. parents are too cheap to buy a child size ATV and therefore the kids are riding machines that are not designed for riders of that size. I cringed when i went to my buddies house and his 7-10 year old boys were driving his honda 400 rancher. Put a 50-70 pound kid in control of a 550 pound machine and they do not stand a chance in a roll over situation. besides that, the machine is too fast for them too.

 

[Wapiti Slayer]

That is a terrible thing to say no matter where you stand on anything. No one deserves to have a kid "weeded out" no matter how stupid the parents are.

We all gotta die sometime, some sooner than others. Lifes a bitch isn't it?