===<>>
===<>>>
===<>>>
===<>>>>===<>I'd hate to bypass something to have that happen,
===<>>>>===<>knowing that the "accident" would have been avoided by leaving the safety
===<>>>>===<>equipment as-shipped.
===<>>>
===<>>>...So its pretty apparent that kid was
===<>>>destined to have his legs cut off by his dad even if he did not have a
===<>>>RIO as its stupid assed people like that guy that just abritrairily
===<>>>backs up without looking first. Its his fathers falut he will be a
===<>>>cripple
===<>>
===<>>
===<>> (snip rant)
===<>>
===<>> And yet, if it was me, and this happened despite whatever caution was
===<>> taken, I would still have a problem with knowing I had disabled the
===<>> very safety feature which would have reduced or elimiated the danger.
===<>> I wasn't there, you weren't there, neither of us know the particulars
===<>> of the situation - paper said the kid ran out from behind the house
===<>> or something. Doesn't matter - point is, if the blade hadn't been turning
===<>> at that time, it wouldn't have made hamburger out of the kid's legs.
===<>> If there _was_ an interlock to prevent that, and it was disabled, well,
===<>> then it's *another* thing that was done wrong to cause the "accident".
===<>>
===<>And that goes double for the people who ride their children on the side
===<>while mowing to say nothing of people who take the guards off PTO shafts
===<>or ...
Could been or shoulda been the point is useless if moron are sold or
allowed to poperate equipment or have kids and contribute to a
inferior gene pool. It makes no difference if the machine has a safety
swiothch for what have you if the moroon on the thing is just that, a
moron. That kid was still destined to have something happen to him
and it was just a matter of time. If the old man backs up without
looking with or without the deck engaged, I would just have to think
he would be capabnle of backing out of the driveway without looking
where he is going just the same and perhaps back over his kid as well.
Years agao there were accidents, and safety switches have just
supported the dumbed down populace. I have kids (now grown) and now I
have grand kids, and my RIO stays inplace and the deck stays engaged
when I back up and it was made that way, so whats the freaking
difference if it was bypassed. Mine is made to work in reverse and
have the deck popwered up. BUT, I look before I even think about
shifting to reverse and continue looking while in reverse. You can
put assholes in a padded cell and they can still be stupid enough to
screw themselves up or someone else, and this world has gone on long
enough making exceptions for these idiots. We pay more for idiot
proofed items, hen only a small majority of folks are really an
asshole like that father is! RIO, no RIO, safety switches or not,
shit happens and if you did it by being an asshole then live with it,
as part of your pennance! I hate paying extra for idiot proofed items
so a few can be accomodated like he was!
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