Thread: Man dies in 4wd roll-over accident

I was doing about 50kph when the other driver hit me and I rolled down a 20 mtr embankment with my saftey belt on I sustained severe whip lash and it is not that hard to undo a seatbelt when you are haning upsidedown........Seatbelts do save lives.......


Mrs ho har

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Nasty Mrs Ho Har Bet you were glad to get out of that in one piece

I am still nursing the injuries but on the up side i did inherit a land rover to replace it. BTW the other driver was sleeping at 1pm on a Saturday while driving.......... he has been charged


Mrs ho har

Yes, I always wear a belt and always off-road, too. I've found it holds me in my seat better on the rough stuff instead of me just bouncing around. (That's only fun in company when the car is parked somewhere! )

There are some hours of entertainment if you type "toyota rollover" on YouTube

Originally Posted by Diego Luego

I can't think of a single good reason not to wear a seat belt - at any speed.

When I rolled and was left dangling from the seat belt, getting it undone was the least of my problems.

Same here. Falcon ute - slow motion slide into a culvert - neither driver or passenger sustained anything more than a few cuts from glass. Staying within the vehicle and having a frame around seems pretty good to me.

I always wear my belt but the odd time when you get out to check something out or get stuck etc and get back in the vehicle the belt does'nt always pull back out I will do it up as soon as possible but am aware it could go pear shaped before then.

Originally Posted by mcrover

I dont wear my seat belt when traveling at slow speeds 4wding but as soon as I get up to a constant speed 40 to 60kmh I refit.

I dropped a wheel into a Wombat hole at walking pace.
Put my head into the windscreen hard enough to break the glass.
No, I wasn't wearing a belt-but it was a great lesson.

Originally Posted by Hymie

I dropped a wheel into a Wombat hole at walking pace.
Put my head into the windscreen hard enough to break the glass.
No, I wasn't wearing a belt-but it was a great lesson.

and atleast you get a second chance at that lesson
many others havn't