Firemanray
04-19-2015, 05:12 PM
With the horrible events of this weekend fresh on my mind I thought I'd post this as a reminder to everyone. Wheeling can be dangerous, please be sure you have adequate safety equipment and use it at all times!
Shannon Fox was given her rock buggy as a surprise a little over a year ago, yesterday she was killed when the buggy flipped over and she did not have her safety harness on. I don't have any details other than that.
I'm sure we are all guilty of jumping in our vehicle and "just going down the street" so we don't buckle up. That's the one time something really bad could go wrong. I won't load my crawler on the trailer without at least the lap belt on but I have been guilty of riding down the "access" trails going back to camp without the harness on. I'll take the lessons learned this weekend to heart in the future.
Consider the terrain you're going to wheel in, is your rig safe for you and your passengers at the level you will be wheeling?
I didn't know Shannon, but anyone who wheels and enjoys off roading is a friend. I don't like losing friends.
Keep the rubber side down and buckle up!
Shannon Fox was given her rock buggy as a surprise a little over a year ago, yesterday she was killed when the buggy flipped over and she did not have her safety harness on. I don't have any details other than that.
I'm sure we are all guilty of jumping in our vehicle and "just going down the street" so we don't buckle up. That's the one time something really bad could go wrong. I won't load my crawler on the trailer without at least the lap belt on but I have been guilty of riding down the "access" trails going back to camp without the harness on. I'll take the lessons learned this weekend to heart in the future.
Consider the terrain you're going to wheel in, is your rig safe for you and your passengers at the level you will be wheeling?
I didn't know Shannon, but anyone who wheels and enjoys off roading is a friend. I don't like losing friends.
Keep the rubber side down and buckle up!