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IMO people that buy an ATV know what they're getting into, or they should. In that post I made, there's some people blaming the ATV for what looks to be operator negligence. Or in that case with the 2 80lb girls that drove into a tree because their attention was diverted (and blamed the ATV because it rolled after it hit the tree), that's the parents fault. Plenty of examples in that file of riders hitting the accelerator when they meant to hit the brake. That's just operator error. Also there were quite a few alcohol and drug related crashes that were blamed on the 3 wheeler, as well as people not wearing helmets that could have saved them.

The 3 wheelers aren't too stable, which is why I never ride them. The lower powered ones seem harmless, I'm thinking the ban was because of the Honda ATC250R. That thing is a beast. If someone rolls one of those, its either because they were riding out of their skill level, or their parents bought them too much of a machine. Dealers might be to blame for selling it to some unsuspecting folks unaware of how advanced a rider is required. I look at it like motorcycles. If the same kids that crashed their 3 wheelers got on motorcycles or dirt bikes, they'd probably wreck those too, just for riding something out of their league. I've got a TRX250R, that thing flies, never ridden the ATC250R but I can imagine that's probably a little faster, and a lot less stable