Comments on: Moreno Calley Off-Road Accident Kills Orange County ManV

By: none

none — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:52:02 +0000

You forget to mention that this man had the Rhino overloaded with 5 children, one of whom was sitting on his lap, none were wearing seatbelts or helmets and he was going up a steep hill. All idiotic things to do. These vehicles were made for 2 adults - not an adult and 5 children. Obviously the saftey of this man & his children were not a priority. I know there is history of Rhinos rolling - but in this case - it was DRIVER ERROR! This makes me sick... Yamaha will be attacked for this, when it was driver error - not the manufacturer's fault what so ever.

By: Mark Sweeney

Mark Sweeney — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:41:42 +0000

My condolences to the family of the man who lost his life, but the lack of specifics missing from your story is frustrating. You make it sound as the "evil" Rhinos are defective and kill their riders/drivers at will. The fact this driver wasn't wearing a helmet or the standard seat-belt didn't seem to make it into your analogy, nor did the fact that the 2-seater was carrying 1 adult and 5 kids. The driver's decision to overload the vehicle and to not protect himself or his passengers was made by him alone, and had nothing to do with whatever percieved defect the Rhino may have had in the past. Perhaps when people start taking responsibility for their own actions, will we see an end to frivolous lawsuits.

By: Rick Diaz

Rick Diaz — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:36:52 +0000

Why didn't you put all the facts about this incident in? Like the fact that despite the Rhino only having 2 seats and 2 seatbelts, this moron was driving it with 5 children inside including himself. One was an infant! I guess Yamaha is at fault for all that, too.