Thread: Man dies in 4wd roll-over accident

Not nice.Hopefully it wasnt an AULRO member.
Andrew

I see the report says:

"The man was thrown from the vehicle in the accident."

Without commenting on this incident, there are still some people who foolishly think they can't 4WD properly wearing a seatbelt.

not nice at all

Originally Posted by Diego Luego

I see the report says:

"The man was thrown from the vehicle in the accident."

Without commenting on this incident, there are still some people who foolishly think they can't 4WD properly wearing a seatbelt.

Similar thoughts. What a waste... where was his seatbelt.

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 dont wear it so I can actually move around and not get forced back into my seat.

I have also been in a roll over where the seat belt caused more damage than than the rest of the accident and undoing a seat belt while up side down isnt fun.

Wasn't the death at a Qld 4WD park a few weeks ago, where the 4WD rolled down an embankment during recovery, also thought to be partly attributable to lack of seatbelt (the driver came out the sunroof)?

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 dont wear it so I can actually move around and not get forced back into my seat.

I have also been in a roll over where the seat belt caused more damage than than the rest of the accident and undoing a seat belt while up side down isnt fun.

thats a little old school these days......i thought the same years ago but think a lot differant these days

this is also confirm by any of the driver training i have attended

4wd clubs that i have been involved with pretty much insist on seatbelts.....there are the odd time when getting back into your rig andit s impossible to put the seat belt on

as he old saying goes.....set belts save lives