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Old 06-05-2010, 08:06 AM   #76
Rerun
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Originally Posted by Dynamic View Post
Well a gun is a weapon and a quad is a motorized vehicle, not really the best thing to compare it to but I guess training is probably an issue with quads. I grew up in an area where starting out as kids we were driving quads. Heck when I was 14 me and my buddies went to a quad/fishing trip by ourselves deep in the bush. Our parents had no issues at all letting us go, but then again we are not the ones getting hurt.
Yes... proper training is an issue and so is the fact that the government does not make such training mandatory.... especially for kids.
A quad is a dangerous machine, which in unskilled hands (and sometimes even in skilled hands) can cause serious injury and even death.
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