150 Deaths in only 12 years..... Alarming
It's interesting how our blog sometimes manifests itself. it can be something topical at the time or simply something we observed that people take for granted. This weeks comes from the observation category and really only has a small insurance slant to it. Over the holiday season many headed to rural properties to camp or hang out with family and friends. A regular activity on these properties is Quad Bike riding. Over January whilst travelling on at least 3 occasions we passed properties where people were enjoying time on a Quad Bike. Don't get us wrong, this is not the fun police coming out, Quads are great fun! However why is it that just about every time we see Quad bike's it's being ridden by a child looking no more then the age of 10 who is not wearing any form of protection? Sorry but it simply doesn't make sense. With all the world knows about Quad - or All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) - bikes we still let children rip around a paddock and over mou