UTV vs Tractor trailer. 3 teenagers dead.

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RandyT

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   / UTV vs Tractor trailer. 3 teenagers dead. #2  
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That never ends well.
 
   / UTV vs Tractor trailer. 3 teenagers dead. #5  
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.
 
   / UTV vs Tractor trailer. 3 teenagers dead. #6  
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.
 
   / UTV vs Tractor trailer. 3 teenagers dead. #7  
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...
 
   / UTV vs Tractor trailer. 3 teenagers dead. #8  
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.
 
   / UTV vs Tractor trailer. 3 teenagers dead. #9  
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.
 

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