Re: OT--older tractor rollover tragedy

Posted by jwal10 on September 30, 2007 at 09:53:27 from (71.222.21.198):

In Reply to: OT--older tractor rollover tragedy posted by zooeyhall on September 30, 2007 at 08:05:33:

Yes, as this was a tragedy, and we all need to be diligent at all times, this accident was not a roll over, it was a mechanical failure. The tractor broke. If he had a seatbelt on it would have still crushed him. I have had near misses and some of those would have been injuries if I would have had a seat belt on. Not to blame anyone but a lot of accidents happen because of operator error, no different than auto accidents. Sure newer equipment is safer, but retrofitting older tractors to modern safety equipment doesn't always make it safer.The media makes it sound bad , but if they got their way all older equipment would be scrapped, cars, trucks, tractors, lawn tractors, guns,All the things we collect would be outlawed and scrapped. At some point common sense has to come into play and safety measures followed so we can enjoy our past. Forget the past and the future will be mean nothing. Be safe and teach safety every day....James

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