Quad accident in Weißkirchen: 75-year-old seriously injured!

Quad accident in Weißkirchen: 75-year-old seriously injured!

On April 5, 2025, a serious accident occurred in Weisskirchen (Styria) with a quad in which a 75-year-old driver was seriously injured. According to reports from Fireworld Driver of the car was waiting for a construction site sparse when the quad driver apparently lost control of his vehicle and was unable to slow down in time.

The seriously injured quad driver was on the road after the impact. The emergency services of the Red Cross immediately made medical care and transported him to the LKH Murtal to Judenburg. Due to the accident, the B78 was closed during the rescue and investigative measures, and the Weisskirchen fire brigade was on site with 21 emergency services to towing the vehicles.

high accident risks in quads

The incident is also skill in the dangers in road traffic associated with the driving of quads. A comprehensive study of accident research by insurers (UDV) shows that quad drivers are responsible for around 85% of accidents themselves. The risk of being seriously injured or even killed in an accident is around ten times higher than with a car. t-online Accident risk per kilometer driven with a quad is twice as high as with a car.

The driving characteristics of quads, as well as Auto Motor und Sport . Design -related peculiarities, such as a lack of differential and the use of thumb gas, contribute to the difficulty in controlling and high accident frequency. Two thirds of the quad accidents are due to the fact that the drivers get off the road, especially in curves, which often leads to single accidents.

recommendations for accident prevention

The UDV recommends regulating the use of quads better. Measures such as the standard equipment with a differential and the introduction of mandatory briefing trips could help reduce the accident. It is particularly important that both young drivers from the age group from 18 to 24 years, as well as the drivers between the ages of 25 and 34, who are often involved in accidents, are specially trained.

In Germany, over 150,000 quads were registered on the streets in 2013, but precise numbers are difficult to record, since different vehicle types, such as small quads with a license class on and large quads with a car driver's license, fall in different categories. Since 2014, accidents with Quads have been documented nationwide, which enables a detailed analysis of the causes of the accident and shows necessary measures to improve security.