Popular Post fxfymn Posted June 12, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) A guy I worked with for many years who was in his late fifties/early sixties was killed this past weekend when the golf cart he was standing on the back of flipped over while his adult niece was operating the cart. The family was celebrating a high school graduation and were taking the cart down to a lake in his subdivision to go for a boat ride. Apparently she struck something causing the cart to overturn and in turn throwing him off of the back. He suffered a head injury, was unresponsive immediately, and died at the scene. His significant other also suffered serious injuries after being pinned under and dragged along by the machine and she will be hospitalized for several days as a result. I thought I'd post this since so many of us will be using golf carts at Macungie this coming week. I know they are slow speed vehicles, but like every other machine if you don't respect what can happen it can still be dangerous and I would hate to have an otherwise wonderful event marred by a tragedy like this. Let's all use some common sense. Edited June 12, 2017 by fxfymn 8 Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatcity Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 sorry to hear of the passing of your friend Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372129 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDBach Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Very sorry to hear this Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372133 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Tragic. My condolences to you and your friends family. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 I'm terribly sorry to hear of such a loss. My prayers to all of you suffering. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372150 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Very sad for all. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Sorry for your loss but your message is a good one. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Golf carts don't do well in crashes... Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 The story was the headline in today's local paper. I had completely forgotten that we had another fatal golf cart crash here a few months ago. A course worker was found dead under a cart he was using to do maintenance work on the course. Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372189 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamsterGrrrl Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Bought a new Deere "fawn" tractor recently, even though it goes only 9 MPH tops it came with a ROPS and seat belt and I use them. Neighbor thought he couldn't get into any trouble with his old Case WD with neither 3 point hitch or ROPS, he rolled it and was lucky he only wrecked his shoulder. Never ceases to amaze me the people who race around on jacked up golf carts, ATVs, and worse and are oblivious to how easily they tip over. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 That's messed up lotsa prayers to his family..... bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 6 hours ago, TeamsterGrrrl said: Bought a new Deere "fawn" tractor recently, even though it goes only 9 MPH tops it came with a ROPS and seat belt and I use them. Neighbor thought he couldn't get into any trouble with his old Case WD with neither 3 point hitch or ROPS, he rolled it and was lucky he only wrecked his shoulder. Never ceases to amaze me the people who race around on jacked up golf carts, ATVs, and worse and are oblivious to how easily they tip over. Come to Music City and ride a bigger, longer and safer golf cart or open ATV on the streets, doing Tours of the city. It is a matter of time when the evening News will be announcing a crash, with people hurt. Everything is becoming a total Cluster, as if we needed it. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Always makes me nervous at shows when people let their 10 or 12 year olds take off through the crowd with a golf cart. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
david wild Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Life is short. the older I get the less I appreciate some government ass wipe telling me what to do. DOT to the IRS they can all go screw themselves, cause they screwed with me all my life. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372636 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 On 6/13/2017 at 9:16 PM, TeamsterGrrrl said: Bought a new Deere "fawn" tractor recently, even though it goes only 9 MPH tops it came with a ROPS and seat belt and I use them. Neighbor thought he couldn't get into any trouble with his old Case WD with neither 3 point hitch or ROPS, he rolled it and was lucky he only wrecked his shoulder. Never ceases to amaze me the people who race around on jacked up golf carts, ATVs, and worse and are oblivious to how easily they tip over. Zenon Hansen was badly hurt in Allentown when his lawnmower flipped. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 Quote Life is short. the older I get the less I appreciate some government ass wipe telling me what to do. DOT to the IRS they can all go screw themselves, cause they screwed with me all my life. And there are 59 dead folks in GB that wish government had told the building owners what to do. There will always be some idiot who skirts the rules and puts people's lives at stake because government fails to properly regulate them. That is why we have government "telling me what to do". 1 Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post keg1 Posted June 19, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2017 I don't know why everyone has the need to ride golf carts at every show or event you go to anymore. Get off your lazy ass and walk a little and maybe you wouldn't be 100 lbs overweight. 8 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaPatentman Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I hope you had a great time at Macungie I am sorry I couldn't make it. Thanks for sharing the details of the accident with the group,I think it was a good reminder to all that Golf Carts can be dangerous. There were an over abundance of Golf cars in Des Moines and many where driving without regard for the own safety or that of of others. I am still in shock of his passing. This past week I have been heart broken for his family and also thinking about some of the fun he and I had in the past. RIP my Friend Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaPatentman Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 As for the events surrounding the UK fire it is sad we have the NAHB here in the US lobbying on a regular basis to relax rules and regulations that save lives. Sprinklers do save lives and light weight construction doesn't give you much time to get out. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372658 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Maddog13407 Posted June 19, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2017 horrible news but we hear it every day. no one seems to have any respect for a motor vehicle anymore no matter what the size. I don't know about the rest of you but I'm about sick to death of carts at shows. I can see someone handicapped or some old man but come on people!! some lazy fat ass or better yet, four of them on a cart. and to top it off, they have no respect. I for one at De Moines and Macungie are sick of carts. about sick of having to get out of the way when some lazy asshole is on my heels and expects ME to move so he can get his cart thru. AND whats better yet ,to hear people complaining at Macungie when they truck totals get over 600 trucks, the park is packed and they put a gold cart ban on from 10 am til 2 pm or later, people bitch! really?!! 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickfarms Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 21 hours ago, VaPatentman said: As for the events surrounding the UK fire it is sad we have the NAHB here in the US lobbying on a regular basis to relax rules and regulations that save lives. Sprinklers do save lives and light weight construction doesn't give you much time to get out. What about the Oakland fire this spring. The reports mentioned unpermitted construction. That fire freaked my wife out because our son goes to Berkeley. The carts do bother me also. Maybe I should start bringing my quad and attach a copy of my handicapped placard to it! I think a bicycle is going to start coming with me to some events. I have also considered a Yamaha TW200, with handicapped plates. I actually prefer to walk around the events I attend. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 22 hours ago, fxfymn said: And there are 59 dead folks in GB that wish government had told the building owners what to do. There will always be some idiot who skirts the rules and puts people's lives at stake because government fails to properly regulate them. That is why we have government "telling me what to do". Those 59 people made the choice to live there. They knew the age and construction of the building in which they chose to reside, as well as when it was renovated and what was done...and if not, it is because they chose not to look into it. The government shouldn't be in the business of dictating what a private individual may or may not do with their own property, or who they may or may not allow to rent a space from them. If a building doesn't have sprinklers, it is a choice the person choosing to live there can make, and if enough people say "no way am I going to live in a tinder box, especially without sprinklers", then the owner of the building can either deal with a vacant building or make the necessary changes to make it suitable for people to choose to live there. People need to take responsibility for their own well being, rather than rely upon the government to make decisions for them. Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmackattack Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Very sorry to hear of the golf cart accident.. 4 years ago I was in Sebring Flordia for the 12Hr race. the day of the race a group of 5 adults were riding on a golf cart made to seat 4 people. the 5th person, A middle aged man was sitting on the dash facing rearward. The driver of the golf cart made a sudden stop to avoid a race car coming into the man paddock area. 5mph tops was what the cart was going but the man lost grip and fell back wards off the cart. He hit his head on the concrete with a thump that could be heard 20 ft away where our trailer was parked. Within seconds he had blood coming from both ears and was un responsive. Local EMS that was track side for the race had made it to him within 2 mins but even with the quick response of EMS He died on his way to the hospital . I will never forget seeing how fast ones life was taken from them while doing something so innocent. last I herd no alcohol was involved he was just riding on a cart enjoying race day... 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372683 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Technician Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 On 6/12/2017 at 10:57 PM, RowdyRebel said: Golf carts don't do well in crashes... Looks like no matter what the circumstance your neck is getting snapped. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372689 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcrafty1 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 So sad to hear of your loss, I for one am convinced that we have a definite appointment with death and there really is no way to know when it is....and there is also no escaping it. It's the only way I can rationalize how I, and many of the people around me survived to be at the age I'm now at (61) and have watched many of my closest friends die a much younger death. Take care and stay safe out there. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50151-life-is-short/#findComment-372691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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