It's hard to figure how any person could make a conscious decision to do that. Obviously, we don't have the details involved. If on a whim or a spontaneous decision, very short sighted as to safety. Sad that people don't take the time to think it over and recognize the danger. The frequency of accidents like this and so many others today, in modern times, is alarming. It happens very quickly, very little chance to recover once it starts going wrong.
I'm sure many of us have ridden along in one way or another, but it makes me cringe to even consider allowing a rider, let alone people in the front bucket. Sure, I have been raised up in the bucket to get access to trim a branch, change a light bulb or some other darned thing, all the while knowing how dangerous it is. Even with the consideration of what I or a person can do in advance of something going wrong, it just happens too fast.
A flat fendered tractor with a R.O.P.S. is not too unconformable if riding along, I've let a friend well experienced with tractors drive my ford/NH 4630 and done that, at reasonable speed, along the tractor paths and edge of fields, it's not a safe thing to do by any means. Makes me a hypocrite for sure. I rode the clamshell fender as a kid when cutting hay, or using the rotary mower. Sure I learned the ropes by riding and watching, but I do not think for any good reason I would repeat doing that. I'd rather teach them to run whatever it is and they'd have to be old enough to safely do it, meaning reach the pedals and all things similar. It's a lot better to think, assess and make rationale decisions vs not, it may avoid tragic results. Personally, I raised up my R.O.P.S. and fasten the seatbelt on the above tractor, "most" most of the time, should be all. When mowing with the rotary, looking down to the left and or the right just the same, without that seatbelt to hold you, it's a clear path to the rolling wheel and of that don't get ya, the rotary cutter will. Thought pattern is to eliminate the threat anytime you can, seatbelt at least, can do that.
Very sad to hear of this, terrible hardship for these families.
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