Atv Body Parts

All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) are extremely popular. Although they are used for recreational purposes, they are not toys and should be used with caution. But even when a rider is sensible, and take all possible safety precautions, ATV accidents can still happen. This is particularly true when the design of an ATV is defective, as is the case with the Yamaha Rhino ATV , or when the vehicle is not the right size for the person using it.

According to a report released earlier this year by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), ATVs killed more than 500 people in 2006, and nearly 1 in 5 victims was a child. Accidents involving these vehicles sent 146,600 people in the emergency rooms of hospitals in the same year. The CPSC said Pennsylvania has had the largest number of reported ATV deaths since 1982, followed by California, West Virginia, Texas and Kentucky. Each state has at least one death attributed to ATVs.

Many ATVs can go as fast as 55 km / h and can weigh more than a quarter of a ton. Nearly 75 percent of all ATV accidents result in serious damage to the head or spinal cord of the accident victim. Head injuries are a major cause of life throughout the serious threats or physical problems and ailments. Injury to the spinal cord can cause paralysis of the body for life.

Often ATV accident injuries are the result of poorly designed vehicles. For example, poor design has been blamed for the high rate of serious and often fatal accidents involving the Yamaha Rhino ATV. Critics claim this vehicle unsafe top heavy design makes accidents much more likely to rollover during cornering, even when the Rhino moves on a flat surface at a low rate of speed. What is worse, the Yamaha Rhino offers no protection for a wrinkle a„c a‚¬ s legs rollover.

Victims of Yamaha Rhino rollover accidents usually experience broken legs, ankles or feet. In some cases, victims have been maimed for life, and have had limbs amputated following a Yamaha Rhino rollover accident. Children are most at risk in Rhino rollover accidents, the weight of the vehicle can crush their little bodies if they get stuck underneath.

Despite an increasing number of reports of accidents involving the Yamaha Rhino ATV, the company has never issued a recall for the vehicle. In 2006, Yamaha has sent a letter to the owners of Rhino ATVs warning that he was inclined to tip through tight turns. Riders were encouraged to use seat belts and keep their hands, arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times. The letter also contains information on handling the Rhino if it should begin to reverse, and some warnings that the owners were instructed to put on the vehicle.

Unfortunately, the letter did nothing to reduce the number of accidents Rhino ATV rollover. In 2007, Yamaha has finally proposed to modify all Rhino ATVs free. These modifications included new doors and additional passenger handholds for the Rhino. The company also provided more warning labels be placed on the vehicle, and updated the Rhino a‚¬ a„c s owner's manual.

The problems of the Yamaha Rhino is well documented, some experts doubt that the child can ride a bike safely. Currently, a research group at the University of Kentucky seeks to determine whether they are right. The group, composed of engineers, surgeons and specialists in injury prevention is conducting a comprehensive study of several years to measure various physical and behavioral aspects of ATV safety, para.