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Originally Posted by Rerun

Increased weight at the lowest point of the quad to lower the center of gravity

You can't get the weight any lower on quads without decreasing your ground clearance. No ground clearance = no use for quad.

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.

That makes no sense, since this is basically what quads are designed to do. They help you haul tools and stuff into the bush instead of packing stuff in by hand. And besides, a couple of chainsaws and a toolbox isn't increasing the centre of gravity that much.

Make atvs ONE person only. Passengers negatively affect the stability and handling characteristics.

It was already mentioned that every quad has a warning label saying no passengers. This would be impossible to enforce. Also, what about the 2 up seats that have been designed and passed by CSA that are currently in use? If CSA thinks it's fine, what's wrong with it?

Have some kind of rollover warning device that will sound when you are approaching the stability angle limit, thus giving you time to make corrections.

How much will that cost you? And most rollovers happen at a high rate of speed. A beeper going off when you're 2/3 of the way over and travelling at 60 km/h isn't going to help at all. The only time that would be useful is if you're travelling at a low rate of speed and have time to jump off the quad.

Increasing track width by inches will help a lot with there stability. Just 1 foot extra width will go a long way.

A foot wider, and the quad is the width of a small car. I've driven quads with offset tires, and those few inches on each side are a real bitch to deal with when you get into tight areas.

Set standards for tire width. Wider tires are better for stability than narrow ones.

Have you ever looked at quad tires? They're just as wide, if not wider than most car tires. There aren't piddly-ass golf cart tires on these things.

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

So basically, you think quads should become Honda Odyssey's (the old atv style, not the car). And again, the accessibility becomes a huge issue.

.... and thats where seat belts come into play.

If you want an atv with a seat belt and a roll cage, they are readily available. We own one ourselves. It's a side by side, and both seats have belts attached to them. However, it's completely useless if you need to get into some brush. It's simply to big to get anywhere.

You seem to be thinking of quads solely for recreational use out on wide trails, where most people wouldn't need all this safety stuff anyway. The majority of quads are used for work, and I can assure you anybody who uses a quad for that purpose would remove all your safety measures as soon as they could.