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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst View Post
    It doesnt even take being complacent, genuine accidents do happen and when they do, they can be fatal very easily. My buddy that died on a quad was riding up a track in the fading light, realised the track was washed out so he did a three point turn to turn around and head back down the track, as he reversed and turned at the same time one of the front wheels rode up over a large rock and it was enough to unsettle the bike a bit, it shunted backwards in a straight line instead of turning a bit which was enought to drop the opposite rear wheel off the side of the track and over it went, he had no chance to bail on the uphill side of the bike and it seemed he had tried to bail on the downside and jump forward of the bike, but it came over as he performed that maneuver, got his leg stuck between the front wheel and the guard and then rolled about 40 times down the bank with him attached to it. Freak accident. Closed casket funeral.
    Its a very good example to describe. Its really not that hard to get all tangled up with the things in those circumstances and you can't see your wheels.

 

 

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