Old Ironmaker Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 Of all the deaths 1/3 were machines going through the ice. A majority of the fatal accidents due to operators taking undo risks. Be careful out there guys and gals. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/01/22/last-winter-had-most-snowmobile-related-deaths-in-ontario-in-almost-15-years-opp-say.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKRISONER Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 the sleds just keep getting faster and faster, its no surprise! Ive got a couple 500SS's and you can easily kill yourself on those things in the blink of an eye, i couldnt imagine riding the new 800R's No different than a highly overpowered streetbike, except in this case you are driving it offroad...insanity I know of far too many stories of people dying on sleds considering the amount of people that i know that actually ride snowmobiles...the ratio tells the story outright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KraTToR Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 I bought a brand new Cat this winter, a 600 2 stroke, and its unbelievable how fast it accelerates, it scares me. And there are many that are wayyy faster. Falling through the ice is always a hard thing to understand. Sometimes the confidence of high speed makes you want to try skimming across sketchy bits of ice. Also we have a young woman in wood's bay hits a tree. 24 yrs old. Its a damn shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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