To save you even more time from a rant.
I don't agree with your view of things, so that automatically makes me (and anyone else that differs with your views) wrong.
No, in this case it doesn't make you wrong because you disagree with how I think 3 wheeled vehicles should be laid out (because as you might recall, I said it works both ways for me). It does make you look like an idiot because you have entirely no idea, or even the slightest clue of what you are even talking about when it comes to three wheeled ATV's. Saying "there is a reason they aren't sold anymore" is proving that you are either arrogant or lacking knowledge on the subject.
So it's design obviously sucked too
This is the thing. The CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) did very in-depth studies on three wheel ATV's, and concluded there was and I quote "no inherent flaws in the three wheel design that would render the vehicle unsafe for consumer usage" and actually found more people are injured on four wheeled ATV's by a rate of 3/1000 people for three wheelers and 9/1000 in four wheelers, but noting that three wheelers take more seat time to learn to ride properly. People think they can just hop on and go and pull off stupid stunts. Four wheels gives people a false sense of security and in turn they lose respect for what the machine can do.
The study concluded that nearly all injuries on three wheeled ATV's were
due to operator error, and
NOT flaws in the vehicles design. What was even more shocking was that in the 15 or so years three wheelers were sold at dealerships, more injuries were recorded in the first 5 years four wheeled ATV's were out then the entire 15 year span of three wheelers. To ride properly at speed, you must counter lean and slide a three wheeler through turns, so that your shifting weight keeps the machine stable. You must also do this one four wheeled ATV's, at speed otherwise you roll it.
Manufacturers were required to later provide free rider training and include warning labels with the risks of operating an ATV on the machines, and as a result, injury reports dropped a large percentage. Three wheelers were basically the first ATV and what happened was that it was bad timing for the release, and because of this no one really knew that injuries would skyrocket so the media got uptight and then the consensual agreement was signed between the manufacturers and the CPSC to stop marketing them and selling them, NOT because they were unsafe. Because of this, this is where the whole "they were banned, illegal and unsafe" stereotypes came in, which is NOT the case at all and anyone who believes that is a moron. The riders who lack common sense and education are the people who make them suicide machines. Learn to ride a machine properly, respect it, don't ride past your limits, and take the proper safety precautions such as wearing a helmet. It's the same thing with guns. Only people make them dangerous.
