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Originally Posted by frinkprof
Again, impractical.
How do you enforce it?
1. Less practical - not being able to tie down items to the racks on the quad. Roll bars would increase the dimensions of the quad making it much more difficult or impossible to pass by or under obstacles.
"Get rid of all the gear and stuff that people attach to the top of the quad which in fact raises the center of gravity."
"Roll bars... a single roll bar will go a long way towards protecting the driver in a rollover situation.. provided the driver can stay on the vehicle"
2. Less safe - seatbelts. Flash Walken covered this. Without roll bars or a roof, if you are strapped to a rolling quad, the first thing that hits the ground is likely your neck/head with no way to get out of it.
".... and thats where seat belts come into play."
3. Already been done - already designed for one person
"Make atvs ONE person only. Passengers negatively affect the stability and handling characteristics."
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Of course you wouldn't want a seat belt on a quad if there was no roll bar. That would be stupid. In my post, the installation of seat belts were specifically tied to there being a roll bar.
Also, a roll bar could be installed that was no wider than the maximum width of the atv and as for your height example... thats silly. I doubt I have ever travelled down an atv trail where I have had to duck in order to get under something on the trail. A single side to side roll bar on an atv would be no hinderence at all.
As for one person atvs, there are lots of quads out there designed to carry 2 people in tandem... which in my opinion is stupid.