nastyhabts26

Our group was here at the time of this accident, I was at the creek with my wife and dogs when we saw the emergency vehicles roll up and the helicopter arrive. Members of our group witnessed the accident and helped with collecting the scattered remains of the CanAm. This was indeed a sad and tragic event! My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of those involved and those that witnessed this tragic event. I have always wondered why manufacturers dont build these units with better roll cages and even more so why they are not equipped with a minimum 4 point harness system. In this accident I doubt that helmets would have saved anyone, and anything less than a race built cage would have stood up to this amount of force, but who knows, with helmets and a sturdy cage the occupants may have survived this crash with lesser injuries. It would be nice if someone would put together a dune drivers safety course, I have never seen one offered here locally, maybe they do. I know I would take advantage of one if I found it offered. I ride the dunes very timidly especially when running solo, I feel better with a group especially when they have similar vehicles to mine, a Polaris RZR S. I prefer to be 3rd or 4th in line so I can see that everyone else can make the runs and transitions. This was a very sad event and I believe those involved may have been over confident with their abilities and their machines capabilities. Every one needs to use some common sense and a sense of fear is a good thing to keep you alive.