11 Years Olds Driving Farm Machinery on Country Roads

Buford T. Justice XIX · 08-05-2015 05:53PM

P. Breathnach wrote: »

They have inverted speed bumps all across the wesht - and then people from the east coast claim that they are potholes, and should be filled in.

Fekkin' townies should stay inside the pale where the 11yos joyride in BMWs and Audis which are much safer, obviously.

Kovu · 08-05-2015 06:31PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Fekkin' townies should stay inside the pale where the 11yos joyride in BMWs and Audis which are much safer, obviously.

Of course they're much safer. They have seatbelts in them :P!

Nekarsulm · 08-05-2015 06:31PM

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2015/05/08/16-year-old-kids-needed-for-summer-of-driving-lethal-farm-machinery/

hatrickpatrick · 08-05-2015 06:41PM

ChippingSodbury wrote: »

I'd rather be killed by a young joy-rider in a fancy car than a "blue" tractor...

Why? There's something more quaint and exotic about death by tractor, there's nothing remotely hipster about getting hit by cars.

When the Sun Hits · 08-05-2015 06:47PM

The OP is quite ridiculous tbh. Total exaggeration.

IH784man · 08-05-2015 08:57PM

Today's modern tractors are far more safer than they were when they were "the quaint Richie Cunningham MF rattler"

bb1234567 · 08-05-2015 08:59PM

ClovenHoof wrote: »

It is coming to that time of year for tourists to boycott rural Ireland so they are not slaughtered by an 11 year old driving his father's giant blue tractor, as his foot can barely touch the brake pedal.

I see it every year in the West, and the Garda and IFA do nothing to stop it other than obligatory 'public service' notices. I would urge tourist to especially boycott the 'kill zone' in and around the Wild Atlantic Way.

Every year, we hear stories of children killed operating their father's farm machinery. There are two responses; "ah shure, me father let me drive his tractor at 11!" Tractors today are giant industrial and powerful fast machines and not the quaint Richie Cunningham MF rattler of the old days. Today's rural roads are also much busier.

The other response is ... NOTHING.

The child is buried in his small white coffin. Mention is made in the papers of the father once playing Junior GAA for Mayo, TDs attend the fueral looking for votes, and some priest mentions something or other about it being 'God's will'...

No it wasn't it was the father's homicidal negligence.

Only a matter of time before a dozen tourists are killed by a farmer's child driving a tractor on country lanes for 'God's will'.

Do we? I've never heard of any such thing happening on the news

tomwaterford · 08-05-2015 09:05PM

bb1234567 wrote: »

Do we? I've never heard of any such thing happening on the news

Being honest....last year was one of the worst for farm deaths in a long long while....I'm surprised if the hsa don't clamp down a lot on this tbh

Canis Lupus · 08-05-2015 09:29PM

wendell borton wrote: »

There's so much technology in todays modern tractors that 11 year old are probably the only ones who can figure out how to operate them.

I've seen less buttons and joysticks in airplane simulators.

sjb25 · 08-05-2015 09:34PM

Load her up and drive er on ta fcuk I think is how you get the keys for the first time round here

Copa Mundial · 08-05-2015 09:34PM

Every year, we hear stories of children killed operating their father's farm machinery.

Fairly sensationalist there tbf. I can't think of a single fatality that was caused by the child operating machinery themselves.

ClovenHoof wrote: »

It is coming to that time of year for tourists to boycott rural Ireland..... Today's rural roads are also much busier.

You've answered the problem there, leave the roads in our own capable hands out Wesht and we'll have a mighty time

Nekarsulm · 08-05-2015 09:38PM

tomwaterford wrote: »

Being honest....last year was one of the worst for farm deaths in a long long while....I'm surprised if the hsa don't clamp down a lot on this tbh

IF, and its a big "if", 11 year old children are driving on public roads, then it's the Garda not the HSA who need to address it.

tomwaterford · 08-05-2015 09:40PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

IF, and its a big "if", 11 year old children are driving on public roads, then it's the Garda not the HSA who need to address it.

While I doubt 11 year olds are....from about 14 on is very common around here.....letting themselves in for a life of misery and regret driving tractors.....an absolute dose that is

silverfeather · 08-05-2015 09:46PM

Obviously this is highly ignorant. It's fine fodder for humor clearly. 16 yrs is the required age for the correct license. They are children they are uninsured and without a license. What type of parent does that? If they have an accident they are totally uninsured. What if they hurt someone or destroy property who is going to pay? If this is not so bad why does anyone get a license or insurance to drive a tractor?

dmc17 · 08-05-2015 09:57PM

ClovenHoof wrote: »

It is coming to that time of year for tourists to boycott rural Ireland so they are not slaughtered by an 11 year old driving his father's giant blue tractor, as his foot can barely touch the brake pedal.

I see it every year in the West, and the Garda and IFA do nothing to stop it other than obligatory 'public service' notices. I would urge tourist to especially boycott the 'kill zone' in and around the Wild Atlantic Way.

Every year, we hear stories of children killed operating their father's farm machinery. There are two responses; "ah shure, me father let me drive his tractor at 11!" Tractors today are giant industrial and powerful fast machines and not the quaint Richie Cunningham MF rattler of the old days. Today's rural roads are also much busier.

The other response is ... NOTHING.

The child is buried in his small white coffin. Mention is made in the papers of the father once playing Junior GAA for Mayo, TDs attend the fueral looking for votes, and some priest mentions something or other about it being 'God's will'...

No it wasn't it was the father's homicidal negligence.

Only a matter of time before a dozen tourists are killed by a farmer's child driving a tractor on country lanes for 'God's will'.

What a load of horse sh1t. Sounds more like a sketch from Podge and Rodge's A Scare at Bedtime.

Agricola · 08-05-2015 10:04PM

"hah, they'll be fair fúckin sicka drivin 'em when they have 20 year up at it, little bastards" is a frequent refrain.

scart · 08-05-2015 10:20PM

wendell borton wrote: »

There's so much technology in todays modern tractors that 11 year old are probably the only ones who can figure out how to operate them.

The Massey is classy but the Zetor is better.....

Canis Lupus · 08-05-2015 10:20PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2015/05/08/16-year-old-kids-needed-for-summer-of-driving-lethal-farm-machinery/

Didn't take them long to steal the idea did it.

11 Years Olds Driving Farm Machinery on Country Roads

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