Wisconsin Fatalities

[groomerdriver]

For Wisconsin, you can see them here: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/snowmobile/fatalitysummary/snowcurrent.html

They added some categories this year including:

* state of residence

* # of vehicles involved

* estimated vehicle speed

* vehicle CC

The vehicle cc one bothers me for obvious reasons.

As of January 30th we are at 2 deaths. I'm sure the WI DNR has a graph of this somewhere but my gut tells me the deadliest month is actually February.

 

[whitedust]

Was getting my 2x a year blood drawn at Eagle River hospital and was told lots of snomo injuries every weekend thru the ER. I was suprised.... He said lots of accidents but only deaths are made public.

 

[groomerdriver]

Now at 3 after one death in Price County on 1/30.

 

[snobuilder]

yea...keep us posted...it really works to curb my enthusiasm!....NOT

ppl died last year ppl will die next year...what is the point of these types of threads?

 

[groomerdriver]

yea...keep us posted...it really works to curb my enthusiasm!....NOT

ppl died last year ppl will die next year...what is the point of these types of threads?

Because I can and I know it'll bug the sheet outta you.

 

[ibendwire]

Because I can and I know it'll bug the sheet outta you.

That had to be the best comment that I have read all day.

 

[800etec]

amen groomer!

 

[snobuilder]

Because I can and I know it'll bug the sheet outta you.

holy sheet! That's the same reason I posted that 28,000 sledders survived the weekend!

 

[beakjones]

if they're going to list the displacement in CC they should probably list if it's 2 stroke or 4 stroke...

 

[groomerdriver]

if they're going to list the displacement in CC they should probably list if it's 2 stroke or 4 stroke...

Agree....it's misleading to the general public.

 

[G]

Agree....it's misleading to the general public.

The general public doesn't know or care jack about 2 or 4 stroke. The only people that pay any attention to 2 or 4 stroke are snowmobile fanatics. Like us.

 

[roundhouse]

if they're going to list the displacement in CC they should probably list if it's 2 stroke or 4 stroke...

and how about carb'd or efi? track length?
I sense a slippery slope here.

 

[groomerdriver]

and how about carb'd or efi? track length?
I sense a slippery slope here.

Well.....that might be a BIT much don't you think? But don't give the DNR any idea's!

 

[timo]

don't forget to add the color of said machine.

and how about carb'd or efi? track length?
I sense a slippery slope here.

 

[scoot]

I don't see a problem with mentioning the year and model of sled. Why would anyone? Is there a trend someone is trying to keep from the public?

 

[Cirrus_Driver]

They should also include whether the sled had after market pipes, as they may have had hearing impairment causing accident.

 

[G]

In Mn snowmobile accidents are common in the winter. This is because the DNR has a whole different accident format than Wisc or Mich. In Mn if a snowmobile can be seen from wherever any vehicular accident takes place it is deemed a snowmobile accident. Also if while investigating an accident and a pickup truck with a snowmobile in the back of it happens to drive by it instantly becomes a snowmobile accident. If you fall through lake ice while sitting on a bucket next to your snowmobile - snowmobile accident. If you are shoveling snow in your driveway and you have a heart attack and die and the neighbor's old Skandic is idling next door - snowmobile accident. If you are standing next to your snowmobile raking snow off your roof and a big chunk of ice breaks loose and hits you in the head - snowmobile accident. If you are riding your snowmobile out in the woods and you run out of gas and a pack of wolves comes and eats you to death - snowmobile accident. If your garage starts on fire and your snowmobile is parked inside - snowmobile accident. If you are backing up your snowmobile trailer and run over your birdfeeder - snowmobile accident. If your dog chews the seat off your new $15000 snowmobile this too is a snowmobile accident. If you are loading your snowmobile on your trailer and your wife calls you to kill a mouse and you then forget to tie the snowmobile down properly and you go driving down the highway and your snowmobile falls off the trailer and gets run over by a snowplow - snowmobile accident.

 

[whitedust]

In Mn snowmobile accidents are common in the winter. This is because the DNR has a whole different accident format than Wisc or Mich. In Mn if a snowmobile can be seen from wherever any vehicular accident takes place it is deemed a snowmobile accident. Also if while investigating an accident and a pickup truck with a snowmobile in the back of it happens to drive by it instantly becomes a snowmobile accident. If you fall through lake ice while sitting on a bucket next to your snowmobile - snowmobile accident. If you are shoveling snow in your driveway and you have a heart attack and die and the neighbor's old Skandic is idling next door - snowmobile accident. If you are standing next to your snowmobile raking snow off your roof and a big chunk of ice breaks loose and hits you in the head - snowmobile accident. If you are riding your snowmobile out in the woods and you run out of gas and a pack of wolves comes and eats you to death - snowmobile accident. If your garage starts on fire and your snowmobile is parked inside - snowmobile accident. If you are backing up your snowmobile trailer and run over your birdfeeder - snowmobile accident. If your dog chews the seat off your new $15000 snowmobile this too is a snowmobile accident. If you are loading your snowmobile on your trailer and your wife calls you to kill a mouse and you then forget to tie the snowmobile down properly and you go driving down the highway and your snowmobile falls off the trailer and gets run over by a snowplow - snowmobile accident.

LMAO good one grub.lol

 

[oktaneho]

I don't see a problem with mentioning the year and model of sled. Why would anyone? Is there a trend someone is trying to keep from the public?

The public includes insurance companies. Make, model, and CC info is just more details they can use to raise your rates. Why should I pay more if I choose to buy an 800 and more idiots wreck their 800's than 600's?

 

[scoot]

The public includes insurance companies. Make, model, and CC info is just more details they can use to raise your rates. Why should I pay more if I choose to buy an 800 and more idiots wreck their 800's than 600's?

The insurance companies already have that information and much more at their finger tips.