Should ZTR operators be ticketed if the ROPS bar is removed?

Should ZTR owners be fined if the ROPS is missing?

  • Yes.

    Votes: 4 6.0%
  • No.

    Votes: 63 94.0%

  • Total voters
    67

Have_Blue

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  • / Should ZTR operators be ticketed if the ROPS bar is removed?
I voted NO, I am sick and tired of the government mandating things I have to do.

I think the ROPS is a good idea because stupid people mow their lawns too.

It's hard to protect the stupid people.


Exactly. By the time all equipment is made foolproof, there will be no shortage of fools to operate it. I like safety, but I despise those who force their judgment on what is safe upon me.

I always use my safety features if they don't hinder my work. If they do, I weigh the consequences of disabling or removing it. The chances of me hitting a rock or turning over my ZTR on perfectly flat ground are zero. I usually disable the seat switch, but my current mower's switch only kills the engine if the blades are engaged. So this seat switch is well thought out, and will stay active.
 

bertsmobile1

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  • / Should ZTR operators be ticketed if the ROPS bar is removed?
The big problem is one of attitude and thinking.
Because every thing is made "safe" there is an assumption that no matter what I ever sit my butt in I can not get hurt no matter what I do.
Thus the most important safety device, your brain, gets switched off and you don't bother to do any sort of risk assesment.

The one tha always killed me was a female "safety enforcement officer" instructing the loading dock workers at a casino on safe use of motorised pallet trolleys.
She stood there, hard hat on, long leather gauntlet gloves on, hi-vis vest over the miniskirt ( knee & leg protection ? ) and stockinged legs sitting in 3" open toed high heeled shoes.
She was standing right under the sign stating that only people wearing long sleeved shirts , long legged trousers and steel capped shoes allowed past this point.
The driver standing next to me whipped out his phone & took a photo .
He was going to send it in to the Union magazine that always takes delight in publishing such photos.
She demanded that the phone be confiscated and he be charged as she was ardent he was trying to photograph up her skirt.
So Me being me piped up that the pink & white Collete Dinningham undies she was wearing were nothing fancy and all 12 drivers at the dock could not help but see "up her legs" because she was not wearing the manditory safety wear.
The rest of the drivers then started to hoot & whistle.
We all got banned from making further deliveries to that venue.
 

ingigo

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  • / Should ZTR operators be ticketed if the ROPS bar is removed?
Love the story!!

Nowadays, tickets are basically used to eliminate the blame on a product and/or practice. It is just an insurance like deal.
Your life is what matters. I feel you can use any setup you want. Oddly why isn't the "ticket" aimed at seatbelt use? The ROPS serves no purpose otherwise.
I question how much the ROPS on a Zero-Turn would even help.

It is akin to being fined having the ROS system permanently engaged on the ignition.

On larger tractors with ROPS, I honestly think being free and jumping with the ROPS down is the safest.
Do take my advice seriously!I

Mow like you are flying an airplane, SAFETY, preflight runaround, preflight check, warm the engine...relax and mow.
 
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