Dog ? on quad .

[Hilly]

I have ridden quad bikes on steep and rough hill ground for 33 years.

All the evidence is that wearing a helmet significantly increases the risk of accidents. It impairs both vision and hearing and possibly gives false sens of security.
The evidence from HSE supports this. They recorded that of all serious or fatal quad accidents, something like 30% of riders were wearing helmets and that 70% weren't. So they made the false claim that wearing a helmet was definitely safer.

But my own observations are that no more than 10% of riders wear a helmet, so it appears that they are twice or thrice as likely to have an accident than riders not wearing helmet.

The only time I reckon I should wear a helmet is when I ride through the coconut plantation during the expected ''drop'' season.
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I had a Honda big Rex trike fir a decade and survived that in the hills so I’m exempt from needing a helmet on my quad , I’ve actually never seen anyone wear one.

The only person I’ve ever seen wearing a helmet, was an employed shepherd who’d lost his driving licence and didn’t want plod to identify him on the road for 18 months. Full face helmet with tinted visor.?

I haven’t seen many leisure/arable quad users though.

Hse told me they were laughed off building sites years ago when they tried to force them to wear hard hats , 30 years on the hard hat is a badge of honour with them , might come on farms ??? Maybe not who knows, cool looking helmets with built in dab radio all want one ? GAp in the market ?

 

[milkloss]

I’ve got a bit of carpet on the back then a box I made from a bit of spare ply, light steel flat bar bent around the rack and then bolted through the wood. Carpet is right down the over the red plastic and held there by another wee length of steel bolted through. Also got a short chain (from a knackered pto guard) on there to tie a dog onto the bike if needs be.
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We've done the same but extended the base around the seat a little more

 

[Pieces_of_Eight]

I wouldn't ride a horse without a helmet, so why would I ride a quad without a helmet?

Majority of the mileage is down the road, so biggest risk is probably colliding with another vehicle. I'll happily take a broken arm or leg, but someone else is welcome to the brain damage.

 

[hally]

A flip visor is good if you are doing road work at speed too. 50MPH insects in the chops hurts!!

Or hail......ouch!!!!

 

[hally]

We like the logic skid lid, comfortable with a woolly hat underneath, the problem with goggles is they steam up when you stop to open a gate for example and if left in the bike box get dirty and scratched. Combine it with a good set of New Zealand waterproofs and heated handlebars and its very toasty, just as warm as our old gator cab but without the hearing damage?

 

[hally]

I was going to put a picture of my bike carrier concoction but it says I don’t have permission to do that????

 

[shearerlad]

sh!t thats not good,hope everythings ok.

Yeah all fine thanks. Fairly common occurrence here tbh, just a pain when the water is high.
On the subject of helmets and bikes, a shepherd fairly local to me has to wear one because of the estate policy, but he has the chin strap buckled over the top of the helmet

 

[Oscar]

Just back from Australia and their " H and S" have just announced that quads will have to be fitted with roll bars from end of 2021, yes honestly !!
I think it was Honda and Can Am have stated they will pull out of Aus rather than fit roll bars as they think it makes the bike and rider more dangerous and even more deaths. They have had 155 deaths in last 5 years from quad bike accidents.

 

[Loftyrules]

I have ridden quad bikes on steep and rough hill ground for 33 years.

All the evidence is that wearing a helmet significantly increases the risk of accidents. It impairs both vision and hearing and possibly gives false sens of security.
The evidence from HSE supports this. They recorded that of all serious or fatal quad accidents, something like 30% of riders were wearing helmets and that 70% weren't. So they made the false claim that wearing a helmet was definitely safer.

But my own observations are that no more than 10% of riders wear a helmet, so it appears that they are twice or thrice as likely to have an accident than riders not wearing helmet.

The only time I reckon I should wear a helmet is when I ride through the coconut plantation during the expected ''drop'' season.

I had a Honda big Rex trike fir a decade and survived that in the hills so I’m exempt from needing a helmet on my quad , I’ve actually never seen anyone wear one.

Hse told me they were laughed off building sites years ago when they tried to force them to wear hard hats , 30 years on the hard hat is a badge of honour with them , might come on farms ??? Maybe not who knows, cool looking helmets with built in dab radio all want one ? GAp in the market ?
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Video: Young farmer cheats death in quad bike accident - Farmers Weekly

A young farmer has told how she cheated death in a quad bike accident which left her with a fractured skull, neck injuries and major bruising. Beca Glyn,

www.fwi.co.uk

 

[exmoor dave]

A big help to getting folk to wear helmets would be a built in clean and dry cubby hole for storing the helmet

 

[Highland Mule]

A big help to getting folk to wear helmets would be a built in clean and dry cubby hole for storing the helmet

ATV Quad Universal Front Cargo Box Luggage Trunk Red/Black

Constructed from reinforced plastic. Box features 1 main compartment with an additional two storage pockets wich are full removeable. Universal permanent mount included. Dimensions: 'H'15.24cm x 'L'73.66cm x 'W'27.94cm

www.quadbikeswales.co.uk

Done. What’s your next excuse?

 

[exmoor dave]

Back to the OP..... does no one just put a wydale box on the back rack??

Can fit dogs galore in them....us all manner of essentials (crap)

 

[exmoor dave]

ATV Quad Universal Front Cargo Box Luggage Trunk Red/Black

Constructed from reinforced plastic. Box features 1 main compartment with an additional two storage pockets wich are full removeable. Universal permanent mount included. Dimensions: 'H'15.24cm x 'L'73.66cm x 'W'27.94cm

www.quadbikeswales.co.uk

Done. What’s your next excuse?

Wasn't making a excuse, so respectfully wind back in please.

 

[Highland Mule]

Wasn't making a excuse, so respectfully wind back in please.

Sorry, no offence intended. Plenty excuses earlier in this thread and mistakenly thought some might have been from yourself.

 

[exmoor dave]

Sorry, no offence intended. Plenty excuses earlier in this thread and mistakenly thought some might have been from yourself.

No worries,
That was my one and only post on helmets.
You are quite right that a dry box on front or back does the job, but my thinking was that if bike manufacturers were serious about helmets then prehaps they would provide some storage to grease the wheels so to say.

 

[roscoe erf]

You can just see the sloping rubber mats over the inner shiny plastic wheel arches so the dog gets a grip jumping on on the move

The lead is only slipped on when I’m bombing down the road

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looks like a hang mans noose

 

[JP1]

looks like a hang mans noose

Needs to be short enough to keep her on , too long and there's risk she'd jump off and find she needs to run a tad quick . I have to pass a VOSA inspection facility and don't wish to get a ticket for an insecure load !

 

[Al R]

I did copy @neilo with this design but works fantastic to incorporate the rappa winder frame., can take it off in 2 seconds, old cubicle mat from a friend.

 

[neilo]

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I did copy @neilo with this design but works fantastic to incorporate the rappa winder frame., can take it off in 2 seconds, old cubicle mat from a friend.

I had to pinch mine from Mrs NeilO’s stable, but don’t tell her.?