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Originally Posted by speede5
Seat belts on quads are a bad idea. The rider is the biggest and most variable component affecting C of G and needs to know how to use this feature to navigate over uneven terrain.
Maybe it's time that education becomes a high priority for the manufacturers. Teach people what a quad can and can't do in a controlled enviornment. Rig up som test units that can be rolled while keeping the occupant safe so they can push the limits. Some street bike courses actually have bikes you can lean until they low side just to build rider confidence. They have braces to keep the rider from hitting the ground once the bike is out of control.
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I agree that education should be a high priority, but unfortunately, if people aren't forced to do something, they usually don't. How many of us wore seatbelts before the seat belt law came into effect? Not very many... occasionally yes, but not 100% of the time. Now there is, if I recall correctly, a 95% compliance.
Same with hunter training. It was available when I first got my license. I didn't take it though.... I kind of learned on the job.... which in retrospect wasn't a very intelligent thing to do because we are talking about participating in a sport that sometimes gets people killed. Kind of like ATV'ing.
Perhaps operator licensing is the answer. ... and in order to get the licence you have to take an operation and safety course. Better to make your mistakes, and learn from them in a controlled environment than out in the field in the middle of nowhere.