Atv accident lessons

[srupp]

Hmm so reasonably healed up from my ATV accident several months ago what lesson did I learn ?
First accidents happen frightenlyrics fast.in my case no chance to prepare.
Had this happened in the bush while hunting..I realize if my emergency comunication device mine is
Spot..IF it were in my back pack or rear day box on my quad I never could have accessed the device !
Laying under a 600 pound vehicle with broken ribs,liver hurt,and acutely short of breath..
This happened in my drive way with Susan there.
If you can't reach theses Emergency devices they won't help.
Mine is now on a lanyard around my neck inside vest or jacket or shirt..that If can functioning can access help with your communication device as intended.
Thought I would try and help others with my failure.
Cheers
Srupp

[adriaticum]

Glad you had a successful recovery.
Yah atvs are best driven "conservatively".

[SuperYeti]

Hmm so reasonably healed up from my ATV accident several months ago what lesson did I learn ?
First accidents happen frightenlyrics fast.in my case no chance to prepare.
Had this happened in the bush while hunting..I realize if my emergency comunication device mine is
Spot..IF it were in my back pack or rear day box on my quad I never could have accessed the device !
Laying under a 600 pound vehicle with broken ribs,liver hurt,and acutely short of breath..
This happened in my drive way with Susan there.
If you can't reach theses Emergency devices they won't help.
Mine is now on a lanyard around my neck inside vest or jacket or shirt..that If can functioning can access help with your communication device as intended.
Thought I would try and help others with my failure.
Cheers
Srupp

Great advice, I was thinking about this the other day.

[moosinaround]

Another lesson, I learned this past winter. I am not a young spring chicken anymore, and to not show off! Hi marked with my quad on tracks, and turned out of it, and the bike pulled my rotator cuff out of my shoulder! Nice injury, ultrasounds and physio coming up!! It is making for some sleepless nights, let me tell ya!! Moosin

[TARCHER]

Every fall I would medivac at least one quad accident to vancouver. Usually to s
the spinal cord unit at VGH. The vast majority were novice riders who going up steep incline rolled the machine back over themselves, not nice. Glad your ok Steve and good to hear your on the mend

[Fella]

Family friend of ours had his throttle jam and he went up an embankment and it landed on top of him. Paralyzed from the waist down now.

[markt308]

Solid advice. good reminder

[Brew]

Glad you healed up Steve. Very good tips regarding the SPOT device.

[srupp]

Hmm familiarity breeds contempt or at least not paying attention.the skin still flaking off the healed leg wounds will be a reminder for some time yet.
We learn from our failures. .not our successes.
Not adverse to teaching from my failures
Steven Rupp

[ACE]

Hmm familiarity breeds contempt or at least not paying attention . . .

So true . . .

Was distracted . . . had only put one ramp down, backed off my Fargo. You can guess the rest. The bottom dog on the powersaw missed my eye socket and went in as far as my ear, stick pierced my cheek.
Quad on top, thought my back was broken, was able to get out and stand up after a while. Another hour until I was strong enough to roll the quad over on its wheels.
Went up both ramps and went drove back to PG. This happened at Freya Lake. Was alone.
Broken cheekbone, fractured eye socket, teeth didn't mesh, broken wrist. The accident straightened out my broken nose. Can breath real good now.

As Steven says . . . "teaching from my failures." Good advice Steven!