Despite being forced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to recall the Yamaha Rhino in March 2009, so that design modifications and improvements could be made to the four wheel side-by-side ATV, Yamaha continues to sell the Rhino without the safety modifications in other… Read More
After years of calls for a Yamaha Rhino recall to be issued due to design defects that make the side-by-side ATV prone to rollover, even when operated at a slow speed on a flat surface, the U.S. CPSC has finally forced Yamaha to suspend sales and… Read More
March 2009 is being observed as National Brain Injury Awareness Month by the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA). A nationwide campaign is being conducted to help raise awareness about brain injuries and the importance of providing treatment, rehabilitation, support and resources for victims and their… Read More
According to new research, children and young adults who suffer a traumatic brain injury may face a substantially higher risk of epilepsy, even more than 10 years after their head injury. When a child suffers a traumatic brain injury in an automobile accident, fall or other… Read More
Tomorrow, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation will hear oral arguments from Yamaha Rhino attorneys on whether to consolidate and centralize all federal lawsuits filed on behalf of individuals who suffered serious injuries in a Rhino ATV rollover accident. If granted, an MDL, or… Read More
While Taser International claims that their popular stun guns, which are used by many law enforcement agencies throughout the country, are safe and deliver a non-lethal shock, at least 334 people in the United States have died since 2001 after being shocked by a Taser gun.… Read More
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal today, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (U.S. CPSC) has finally begun investigating the safety issues with the Yamaha Rhino ATV after over 30 deaths have been caused by the side-by-side rolling over. >>INFORMATION: Yamaha Rhino ATV… Read More
There was yet another fatal Yamaha Rhino ATV accident over the weekend, this time resulting in the deaths of two 11 year-old girls. While many people continue to believe that most of these Rhino accidents are the fault of the operator (or in this case the… Read More
Following our post yesterday about the lack of reliable Yamaha Rhino accident statistics, I received an email from John Sand of Ohio, with a link to a website he has created to honor his 10 year old daughter who was killed on a Rhino. The site… Read More
We have posted several times about the stability problems with the Yamaha Rhino ATV, which have resulted in a number of serious and fatal accidents for riders and passengers. While the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) does track ATV deaths, there is no reliable data… Read More
