Yamaha Rhino ATVs are accidents waiting to happen
The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that 700 Americans will die and another 135,000 will be injured -- many of them seriously -- each year in accidents involving an ATV, or all terrain vehicle. That's a terrible price to pay for accidents which did not have to happen, not only because ATVs, as recreational vehicles, are discretionary, but because some ATV manufacturers have produced, marketed and sold vehicles which are clearly and demonstrably unsafe.
Such a manufacturer is Yamaha, whose Yamaha Rhino ATV -- also known as a Yamaha Rhino UTV (utility terrain vehicle) or a Yamaha Rhino ROV (recreational off-highway vehicle) -- has design flaws which directly lead to and cause serious accidents involving injuries and deaths.
If you or a loved one has been harmed in a Yamaha Rhino ATV accident, a Yamaha Rhino accident lawyer can help. The established personal injury law firm of Jim S. Adler & Associates can offer you a free case review. Then a Yamaha Rhino accident lawyer who is licensed in your state can pursue your case to ensure that a negligent manufacturer is held accountable.
Such accountability can involve gaining financial compensation for your medical bills, rehabilitation, lost present and future wages, and pain and suffering. Those costs should be borne by the corporation that is responsible for your Yamaha Rhino ATV accident, not by you.
Among many reasons which make the Yamaha Rhino so dangerous is the fact that the vehicle has a strong tendency to tip or roll over, thus throwing occupants from the ATV and perhaps pinning them underneath the vehicle, which can weigh 1,000 pounds.
These rollovers occur because the Yamaha Rhino design is top-heavy and because the vehicle has a narrow wheelbase and narrow tires. This narrowness is supposed to make the vehicles more marketable, in that the Yamaha Rhino, unlike many ATVs, can fit onto the bed of a pickup truck for transportation to an off-road track or trail. But this design can lead to dangerous if not deadly ATV rollover accidents, even when the Yamaha Rhino is being driven slowly and on a relatively flat surface.
Imagine how much more dangerous such an ATV can be when driven on the types of rough, rugged surfaces for which ATVs are marketed to thrill-seeking recreational riders. In effect, the Yamaha Rhino ATV, UTV or ROV is an accident waiting to happen.
Such accidents do not come without consequences, and one of those consequences can be to seek full and just financial compensation from those responsible for an ATV accident. Contact a Yamaha Rhino accident lawyer today to launch the process of gaining such financial recovery for you or your loved ones who have suffered because of a manufacturer's negligence.
