Child killed in Quad crash

[SpicyBlimp]

"THE LAW
These vehicles are NOT suitable – and NOT legal – for road or pavement use, although many users have taken to riding them on the roads and pavements.

Quads are designed for off-road use and do not conform to regulations in relation to tyres, lights, horn, speedometer etc and it is therefore illegal to use them on the road. [6]

Mini-motos, quads and scooters are only allowed to be used on private land, including parks and forests, and only with the direct permission of the landowner – in some cases this will be the local authority. [7]

To be legally used on a road, a vehicle:
· Must be registered
· Must be taxed
· Must have an MOT
· Must have lights and a numberplate

For a rider to use a vehicle on a road, they must:
· Be over the age of 16
· Wear a suitable crash helmet
· Hold a valid driving licence
· Hold an appropriate certificate of motor insurance

ENFORCEMENT
· Any motorised vehicle ridden illegally or in a careless or anti-social manner may be seized by the police under section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 powers. [9]
· Once it has been seized, the owner must currently pay a fee of £120 to have the vehicle returned. [10]
· The rider or owner of the vehicle, or the parents of young riders may have to appear in court for illegal use of mini-motos and similar vehicles. [11]
· Offenders can be subject to prosecution and a fine of £1,000. [12]
· Police and Community Support Officers can also issue an £80 Penalty Notice for Disorder for behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. [13]
· Riders using mini-motos and other such vehicles illegally on public roads and footpaths can also be prosecuted under road traffic legislation, fined and receive points on their licenses."

Parents are to blame here then, I feel sorry for the woman driving the Range Rover that hit the child.

[AngelGrinder]

[Dalemac]

[Ariel Badger]

[Walloper]

"A post mortem examination is due to be held this week to establish acause of death." Mr and Mrs Cooke also have an 18-month-old baby named Charlotte and self-made millionaire Mr Cooke has several children from a previous marriage.


A case of Big Cock and Small Brain?
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[Ariel Badger]

How can the morality be in anyway debated? The actions in defiance of the law and common sense by the father resulted in the death of a child. I can not think of any way you can argue that he holds the moral high ground.
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[st3v3]

Er, I wasn't aiming to insinuate he does.... Nothing about what he let happen was right...

I'm gonna stop diggin now and walk away quietly.
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[Ichy]

Not in the slightest bit bike related but,

If the death of one child on a quad gets you then consider this:

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[Teaman]

I think the parents have been punnished enough for the mistake they have made.

to lay sole blame the other driver is just wrong, I'd hate to think how that person is feeling at this moment


I think were all lucky at times and unlucky at other times, watching your kit wiz down a hill on a mountain bike and get it wrong to faceplant without a helmet, that was stupidity on my part he had a helmet, I didnt make him wear it and also I told him not to go up the hill but hes my son, he was bound to.

We can also be unlucky,, hence the news storys


pointless trying to point the finger, a child has been killed, let everyone who reads the story learn by whoever has made the mistake and hope it never hapens again
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There is no point in ranting about someone stupid because there is nothing u can do about it. There is no cure for stupid.
Someone stupid does not realise they r stupid.stupidity is indistinguishable from malice U just have to accept that some people are thick as p1gsh1t and work around them.

[Ariel Badger]

[Ichy]

[Paddy Blake]

[Ichy]

[Paddy Blake]

I feel sorry for the parents.They might have been stupid but we are not all
blessed with the parent instinct that tells you this is a stupid thing to do.
Every one losses in this case.

Paddy.

[Ariel Badger]

I dare say he would do anything to have her with him today, a great shame he did not think in the same way yesterday. Bloody pikey flashing his wealth in total disregard of the law. I feel for the poor bloody woman that the kid rode the quad into, she will live with that forever.
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[Ichy]

[Pete.]

To be fair he does have a very good point. You don't need to be a "perfect parent" to be pre-cognizant of the danger of letting a 7-yr old take to an unlit A-road on a dark winters night on a powered vehicle they had less than 48-hours experience of owning.

I too feel sorrow for all involved - the family of the child and the driver of the other vehicle, but you have to recognise the fact that the parents are very much to blame. The more people that do, the less chance there is of a similar thing happening again.
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Hetzer]

[Ben.]

by far the most worying thing on this thread is the fact you see the child is an object. You feel sorry for the parents... fair enough... I'm sure the parents are doing better than the kid. Parents fault, they killed their child from unacceptable stupidity, I'm glad they are in peices over it, at least they're alive.
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[mr.z]

/awaits wave of knee jerk legislation banning all forms of quad bikes licenced for road use or otherwise.
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[Walloper]

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