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Originally Posted by Hersbird
Your thinking of it wrong, it's not an unsafe car, it's a safer motorcycle. It's definitely unsafe compared to any other 2021 car, but it's much safer than any other 2021 motorcycle.
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That is exactly what I'm thinking of it as. That doesn't mean I would ride on without any gear on.
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Originally Posted by Hersbird
They will get sued sooner or later when somebody's high school aged daughter and her friend gets crushed in a head on, rollover, collision with tree, etc at that max speed even if the injuries would have been worse if they did it on a motorcycle.
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I was specifically thinking of roll-over lawsuits with UTVs. It started with the Yamaha Rhino but effected the whole industry. When a UTV rolls with someone wearing a seat belt it is common for their legs to go outside of the vehicle and get crushed. It happens with arms too but not as much as legs.
Yamaha had to recall almost 150K vehicles and install half doors to keep legs inside the vehicle during a crash. Other manufacturers quickly learned and I can't think of a UTV today that is sold without doors or nets. Most owners throw the nets away but the manufacturer covered their butt.
