UTV vs Tractor trailer. 3 teenagers dead.

[RandyT]

A 13 year old and two 14 year old girls died due to running a stop sign with a UTV they were riding in, stuck a tractor trailer.

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[Citydude]

A 13 year old and two 14 year old girls died due to running a stop sign with a UTV they were riding in, stuck a tractor trailer.

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Sad. My thoughts are with the families

 

[Jstpssng]

That never ends well.

 

[tacticalturnip]

The driver of that truck doesn't deserve the guilt he will live with for the rest of his life; 3 families shattered because one child couldn't be patient, because one child wasn't responsible.

 

[gstrom99]

Sad for the 4 families involved. Truck may have had a dash cam, which the police would use for the details. I disagree with the laws allowing these UTV's to be driven on our roads. I see a bunch of them out here, in rural Iowa. With the lack of safety items they have (shoulder belts - if even used), any UTV accident will have bad results.

 

[DK35vince]

Sad for the 4 families involved. Truck may have had a dash cam, which the police would use for the details. I disagree with the laws allowing these UTV's to be driven on our roads. I see a bunch of them out here, in rural Iowa. With the lack of safety items they have (shoulder belts - if even used), any UTV accident will have bad results.

Most modern UTV's do have shoulder belts far as I know.
My UTV has 4 point harnesses and we always use them.

 

[gstrom99]

Most modern UTV's do have shoulder belts far as I know.
My UTV has 4 point harnesses and we always use them.

Yes, I know. They are even "smart" enough to be speed limited, if the belts aren't buckled (you can buckle up the belts, leave them behind you and drive faster...) Not good enough for road use, IMO...

Nothing else really would have helped anyway, in a T-bone crash with a semi, except not being there in the first place...

 

[BlueKnife]

I disagree with the laws allowing these UTV's to be driven on our roads. I see a bunch of them out here, in rural Iowa. With the lack of safety items they have (shoulder belts - if even used), any UTV accident will have bad results.

They should also require people to stop at stop signs. Not stopping often has bad results.

 

[Citydude]

Sad for the 4 families involved. Truck may have had a dash cam, which the police would use for the details. I disagree with the laws allowing these UTV's to be driven on our roads. I see a bunch of them out here, in rural Iowa. With the lack of safety items they have (shoulder belts - if even used), any UTV accident will have bad results.

I see your point however the UTV isn't at fault. Most of the UTV,ATV fatalities in our state are operator error.

 

[BlueKnife]

I see your point however the UTV isn't at fault. Most of the UTV,ATV fatalities in our state are operator error.

It'd be interesting to see the stats. I'm willing to bet that most vehicle fatalities, of all kinds, are caused by operator error.