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A women, from Los Angeles was killed in a traffic accident on Pacific Coast Highway, near the Santa Monica Pier on September 24, 2007. The collision and circumstances of her tragic death demonstrates the dangers, not only of being in an accident, but of being stuck and disabled on a busy freeway or highway.

The Los Angles Times reported that the women was initially involved in a minor traffic accident. Her car was disabled and she was stuck on Pacific Coast Highway. She got out of her car to wait for help, when she was struck and killed by another vehicle traveling in opposing lanes. When reading this you cant help but feel sadness and sorrow for this innocent women and her family.

This tragedy shows how dangerous our streets and highways can be. The California Highway Patrol’s 2006 Annual Report of Fatal and Injury Motor Vehicle Traffic Collisions states that in 2006 there were 4,197 people killed in traffic accident in the State of California, with death on our state highways every 1.27 miles.

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The Yamaha Rhino, a side-by-side all terrain vehicle, has caused numerous injuries, amputations, and deaths throughout California. People are driving these Rhino’s in Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange County, may be unaware of its dangers.

Consumer Reports continues to report on the dangerous nature of these Yamaho Rhino ATV's and death, injury and destruction of families these accidents are causing. These are dangerous products and the public needs to be aware and force Yamaha to correct these dangers. Without action, Yamaha will continue to manufacture dangerous products and people will continue to suffer serious injuries and death.

The problem with the Yamaha Rhino is its prone to tip over and seriously injure its occupants. The design is defective in that its top-heavy, dangerously narrow track width, high center of gravity, inadequate wheel traction, steering geometry that causes rollovers and tip overs at low speeds and on even terrain. Furthermore many have heavy rigid steel roll cage that have no safety padding, lack of doors, leg guards, or other enclosures to protect occupants, lack of handholds for passengers, and defective restrain systems.

The most common mechanism of injury is the Rhino tipping over and its heavy roll bar crushes the leg, foot, arm or hand of the occupant. These injuries are often result in the need for surgery and/or amputation, leaving many with permanent scarring and disfigurement.

The Halpern Law Firm is currently involved in this litigation. If you or your loved one has been injured in a tip over accident while riding in a Yamaha Rhino, you are welcome to contact us for a free consultation.

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