How heartbreaking :-(
My thoughts go out go all the family involved :-(

That’s truly horrible.

These thingd happen far too much lately. Pls slow down people and be responsible out there. Such a sad day for family and friends. :'(

I am so very very sorry to hear of two lives being lost in this accident. But, I also can’t understand why a woman at 6 mos pregnant would be out riding an ATV… So sad.

Dont jump to conclusions before you know the details Lindsay and Liztshil. She wasn’t driving fast, it was a freak accident. My heart goes out to the family.

I believe Jardine Rd is a paved road with virtualy no shoulder either side, a ditch both sides, and mostly treed close to the ditch.

I have no idea where the vehicle crashed, but if it was on such a portion of the road, the crash was likely not a freak occurance. Any unexpected change in direction or change in speed would have contributed to the ATV going out of control.

ATVs are not as stable as they should be on paved surfaces, if that is where it was being driven.

I really do not understand why there are not stricter laws with respect to ATVs in BC.

Yes, my heart goes out to the family as well.

I just wish that it would have to go out to families a little less often for something that is preventable.

How tragic :'( My condolences to al effected.

So sad :( Condolences to her friends and family.

What stricker laws?

This was nothing more than a split second lack of concentration…regretably with tragic consequences. Not any different than taking your eye off the road for a second while driving, which most have us have done and gotten away with. Family and friends have lost a truly insprational and strong young lady…

gus: “I really do not understand why there are not stricter laws with respect to ATVs in BC.”

I disagree. More laws are not the answer. As we have found out, when you have too many laws, people just pick and choose the ones they want to follow.

In any case, this is needless and tragic. Condolances to the family.

She was turning around on the road and the quad flipped. Freak accident for sure with no helmet. Only a few lots from their driveway. Incredibly sad for all. Neighbours were there shortly after the incident. All are shocked.

Thanks dow7500, that may explain the cause a bit.

If she was on a paved road and was turning around, that is likely the reason the quad flipped.

A quad has balloon tires (low tire pressure) which react totally differently on a paved road than on a dirt surface. The added factor was likely that a quad is a rider active machine and she did not shift her weight enough to compensate for the centrifugal force the machine was under.

For others who may want to ride quads, make sure you understand the dynamics of the vehicle before you ride it.

From Transport Canada – ATV Safety
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/safevehicles-atv-index-1022.htm

Part of it states:
•Never drive on paved surfaces, as it may impair handling.
•Never drive an ATV without proper training.

Here is why an ATV becomes unpredictable on a paved surface: Most ATVs have low pressure tires and a solid rear axle, where both wheels turn at the same speed. When making a turn, the ATV’s inside rear wheel is intended to skid because its path length is less than the path length of the outside wheel. ATVs on paved surfaces have much better traction, which prevents the necessary skidding. This can make turning an ATV on paved surfaces unpredictable and unstable.

No helmet pn top of that? Most Operator Manuals which come with the purchase of an ATV carry the same warnings.

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What law am I suggesting? At a minimum.
1. age restriction.
2. no driving on roads
3. operator must be licensed to ride an ATV and tested prior to getting a license, same as any motorized vehicle on public lands.

It will take a while to take root, as any law does, such as bicycle helmet laws. But it adds one more safety piece.

Again, I do not know exactly what happened, but if it is as stated on here, then I think I am on the right track as to cause and someone could had prevented this tragedy. There was absolutely nothing freak about it, if it happened as it appears from this web site.

I would hope that the coroner may shed some light on it as to cause.

From the BC Motor Vehicle (All Terrain) Act

(6) The owner of an all terrain vehicle is liable for death or injury to a person or damage to property resulting from negligence of any person who, with the owner’s permission, express or implied, operates the all terrain vehicle, but the owner is not, under this subsection, liable for the death or injury to or damage to the property of the operator of that all terrain vehicle caused by the operator’s negligence.

(7) If an operator is living with and as a member of the family of the owner, or is employed by the owner, the owner is conclusively deemed to have permitted the operator to operate the all terrain vehicle.

Everything we humans do eveyday has risks associated with them. All we can do is prepare ourselves with proper information and skills to lessen the risk of death or injury. Even then, Chit can happen while doing most everything.

More laws? Not necessary. The next thing you pro laws people will be after, will be laws regarding horse back riding and breathing air!

Give it a rest Gus.

You sound like you have all the answers. You don’t get out much and maybe afraid to!

I think gus has done a good job trying to explain what he thinks has happened here :)

Condolences to the family, heartbreaking. People, please remember that when speculating on what happened that this young woman had a family. She was someone’s wife, daughter, sister, aunt. She was soon going to be a mother too.

I’m sorry I have to agree a touch with Born and Gus. Firstly this is absolutely devastating and thoughts and prayers with his woman’s poor family! No one should have to go through this. I don’t think Gus is trying to say anything negative just saying this was preventable :( My best friend is pregnant right now and I had the pleasure of lending moral support and attending a resent Dr visit (she’s 5 months along) and to be honest this is a cautionary tale as while I was with her the Dr very much told my friend she is not to ride any motor bikes, off road vehicles, roller coasters etc… Sudden turns and stops can cause ligaments around your uterus to become injured or worse can cause your baby to detach from your uterus wall! :( So no it’s not illegal to ride while pregnant but when your far enough along perhaps it should be. You have a beautiful life inside you that you are responsible for and you must take caution even if it means you don’t get to do the things you love for a few months and I think that was Gus’s point here. It’s tragic enough to lose a child by when you were expecting a grandchild as well must be devastating! She absolutely was all those wonderful things woah said and i don’t feel anyone was trying to say she wasn’t I feel they just see it as just a crying shame one of those people didn’t be the “Debbie downer” and make her stay home or just watch others from the side lines with a nice iced tea! Bless her family in these hard times to come!

57 Chevy ….. I happen to have a good cross section of knowledge and a lot of depth in some of the areas …. It is not much liked by many who do not understand that some people have been lucky enough to have had a broad interest and a broad career as a result. I am still learning and will hopefully not stop till I too move on to the big knowledge base in the sky :-)

BTW, I have a slight advantaqge over many in this case since I consult in workplace safety and ensure quality control for short 1 to 3 day courses such as quad operations. That is why I know the laws surrounding quads as well as their handling characteristics and contents of most manuals which partly form the basis of standards of practice when it comes to court cases seeking liability.