1 comment.Two people seriously injured in Sannat quad bike accident
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Two people were seriously injured in a quad bike accident on Monday evening in Gozo.
The Police said that the accident happened at around 8.15pm in Sannat Road, Sannat.
A 43-year old man from Estonia was riding the quad bike when he lost control, and he and his 49-year old passenger, a female from the Philippines, both fell off.
A medical team provided first assistance and the scene before both were taken to the General Hospital, where they were certified as having sustained serious injuries.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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A fictitious yet mostly true comment. The year is 2029: The place is Gozo. Gozo now has a train which zig-zags around the whole island. People who usually walk welcomed this new innovation but automobiles hate it for the main reason that when it blocks the road to turn to the left or right, the cars have to wait until the whole train passes. To solve this crises, the authorities had to reduce train carriages so it will not take more than 15 seconds to traverse the roads.
The year is 2026. The place is Gozo. For many years we Gozitans welcomed commerce of trains of Jeeps and more recently trains of quad bikes. They love to follow close to each other and if you try to break the road chain, they are not pleased. When they cut off traffic at a cross road, they are very conscious of creating this invisible tow ball and we have to wait minutes for them to pass along.
To solve this inconvenience, authorities have forbidden such holiday vehicles to create a train like driving. Follow the leader has become illegal and they have to navigate with their own GPS.
The date was the 6th of May 2026, two people seriously injured in quad bike accident, the fifth one that summer. After a lot of comments some new rules were issued. The quad bikes were not rented to persons who did not have a special quad bike licence.
The EU had forced all EU countries to introduce quad bike special licence where the driver proves that they can handle the bike. Like the beach buggies, the rental quad bikes had to be fitted with safety bars to protect drivers in accidents. Agencies couldn’t rent quad bikes to more than a group of 5 at a time, so they will not create trains.
Year is 2029. Gozo puts a total ban on quad bikes for rent after a parliamentary member put on the table the number of deaths by rental quad bikes and the large number of serious injuries (some of them lifelong injuries), a decision which was welcomed by Gozitans, by the Health and Safety Authorities and by NGO, ‘Kill Quads, to save people.’
It is estimated that there are 20 to 40 serious injuries involving quad bikes in Gozo each year.
Severity: “Grievous injuries” (such as fractures, spinal injuries, or severe head trauma) are reported almost monthly during the peak tourist season (April to October).
Minor Injuries: Non-reported minor scrapes and bruises occur much more frequently, often daily during the summer months.