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Anti 4x4 BBC. Again.

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Tommo:
yeah its easy to say its a stupid thing to do but if its your back lane which is always quiet then i have to say i did many similar things when i was that age. although the bit about her following her dads car seems a little odd.

it wouldnt surprise me if the quads throttle had jammed open and she flew into the front of the range rover that had stopped to let her get out of the road. My mates did that and he hit a brick wall at about 25-30mph. you should have seen the side of his face it was a right mess. and the quad was a good 3 inches shorter afterwards cos it had never fitted into his trailer properly before that event.

V8MoneyPit:
Ultimately, a 7 year old in charge of a motorised vehicle on the public highway is illegal. Yes, many of us will have risked something similar, but the fact is it is illegal.

I would never let my son (12) drive on a public road. Even if it was just for a few yards. He drives the cars and tractor on our fields and that is it.

Lord Shagg-Pyle:
I would like to say that I'm astounded at the stupidity of the parents, but I'm not.
They are probably the same sort that went and bought their offspring Mini motorbikes and then watched with happiness as the little darlings blasted up and down the roads on them.
They are probably the same sort that then whinge like 'F' when the Police seize the bike and take their little darling to court! :roll:
"Bleedin' (substitute stronger words if you wish) 'ell! Aintcha got nuffink betta to do? Dey woz only 'avin' a larf, wasn't they? Don't do no one no 'arm'"

It'll be the same old story. It wasn't their fault, the fault lies with 'Someone Else'.  
The rep from the Road Safety organisation says it all
A spokesman for road safety charity Brake said: "Even with permission to use the machines on private land, children should not be put in control of them - the sheer power and speed of them is dangerous wherever they are used."


As a parent I have sympathy for the loss of the child and nothing but contempt for the parents.

sleeplessparadise:
What shocked me about the story was that they live on a farm, so why the hell did the father feel the need to take them out on a public road at night?? As you said LSP I was not shocked by the stupidity of the parents at all  :roll:

mike142sl:

--- Quote from: "V8MoneyPit" ---Was it dark when this happened?
--- End quote ---
I initially thought they had been out in a field playing then got caught out late in the afternoon. However the report stated it happened about 7pm on Boxing Day which is about three hours after it goes dark.

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