Tragedy Near Me

[WileECoyote]

We had a little 17 year old high school girl who passed away this week after injuries from an ATV accident. This little one was riding by herself and accidentaly ran into a fence post. I hate when things like this happen. Poor child and her parents.

[failghe]

That is very sad. One of my best friends growing up, died when he was on his dirt bike coming home from his girlfriends house and hit a telephone pole on the side of the road.

[Dreamer]

That is sad for the parents but it really irks me when I see teens and even younger out riding around without proper teaching. There is a family near me that I constantly see the kids riding a four wheeler through the subdivision on paved roads and with 3 of them on it at one time. I am seriously thinking about calling someone.

[Alexis]

That really is such a tragedy. Was she wearing a helmet?

Dreamer - I don't blame you for wanting to call someone. I wouldn't let a kid ride without supervision and certainly three on an ATV at one time is eventually going to cause an accident.

[Smokey]

One of my co-workers shared a story where a dad bought an ATV and presented it as a present to the family on Christmas Day. One of the kids took it out, got into an accident and was killed. Just too sad.

[Hilltopper]

I did some volunteer work in a rehab hospital on a kids floor, and I hate to say that atleast 3 kids were there because of an incident with an ATV. I know it's probably like most things, they're safe when used properly, but it has made me leary of them.

[campclose]

That is really sad I'm really sorry for her family- I bet they are saying a lot of what ifs right now.
I don't let my daughter ride alone and I always lead when we go in the woods.

[grand]

That is really sad. An accident can be prevented with precautionary measures in place. But when one happens, we can only accept the consequences and some guilt as parents.