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ATV fatality calls attention to offroading safety in Nebraska
The untimely death of 21-year-old Brenda Strizek, a native of Valparaiso, Nebraska, who lost her life in an all-terrain vehicle accident on August 8, 2009, has called attention to the issue of ATV safety in Nebraska. A few days after
Ohio man’s death in atv rollover puzzles investigators
A 53-year old Ohio man was killed on Wednesday after he was apparently thrown from the Honda all-terrain vehicle he was driving near a soybean field. According to Ohio’s Chronicle-Telegram, accident investigators and the people who knew Dennis Ralich are
Texas jury clears Yamaha in Rhino rollover case
The Texas jury that heard the first case against Yamaha and its popular Rhino, an all-terrain vehicle that consumer groups and safety advocates claim is highly unstable and deadly, ruled in the manufacturer’s favor last week. The case was brought
Illinois boy dies while riding Chinese-made ATV
An all-terrain vehicle accident has claimed the life of a 7-year-old boy from Troy, Illinois. Authorities investigating the accident say that Austin J. Henry was riding a Chinese-made ATV on his parents’ property when he apparently lost control of the
CBS Yamaha Rhino report prompts victim to recount rollover
The CBS report on the dubious history and safety record of the Yamaha Rhino that aired in August has prompted the husband of a Rhino rollover victim to tell his story to Phoenix, Arizona’s KPHO, A CBS affiliate.
Alberta woman killed in ATV rollover
An all-terrain vehicle rollover claimed the life of an Alberta, Canada woman earlier this month. The woman, identified as Gaye-Lynne Westad of Beaverlodge, Alberta, was an experienced ATV driver and enthusiast.
Jurors in first Rhino rollover case hear accusations against Yamaha
Attorneys for the plaintiffs in the first case against Yamaha to go to court told the jury last week that Rhino vehicles are “unreasonably dangerous” and that Yamaha knows it. The lawsuit was filed by the parents of Forest “Eddie”
First Yamaha Rhino lawsuit goes to trial
A lawsuit against Yamaha Motor Corporation and its subsidiaries, filed by the parents of a 13-year-old boy who was killed in a Rhino rollover accident, became the first of some 500 wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits to go to
CPSC reminds Rhino riders to exercise caution this summer
The Consumer Products Safety Commission issued a special advisory today reminding consumers to exercise caution when riding recreational off-road vehicles (referred to as ROVs in the advisory).
CBS casts spotlight on Yamaha Rhino flaws, instability
An in-depth report of Yamaha Rhinos published by CBS exposes some surprising and ironic facts surrounding the history of the popular off-road vehicle. According to the report, in July 2002, Yamaha executives gathered in an expanse of rural Kentucky to test
