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ATV
, ATV Safety
, News
, Rants
on November 9, 2007
An apparent failure of an ATV resulted in the death and injuries of several individuals, including fire fighters in the Harris Fire in San Diego County last month.
In conflicting reports from from s...
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Accidents
, ATV Safety
, News
, Rants
on November 8, 2007
In my daily trudge through the muck that is misinformation about ATV safety, I came across an article saying to "keep kids off ATV"s.
The article starts off by saying that this lady'...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, Off-Road
on November 2, 2007
As the duning season begins to ramp up here in California and the ISDRA (Imperial Sand Dune Recreation Area), I'd like to remind all you ATV parents out there to get certified, and if your kids ar...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, ATV Statistics
, News
on October 20, 2007
Some folks don't want to hear it because it will make their cause, their motives and their mission obsolete, but ATV safety training makes a difference. I have been involved in several (albeit sho...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, Learning
, News
on October 16, 2007
It seems much of my time these days is spent here and at other e-places I frequent correcting many of the false impression anti-ATV advocacy groups are trying to spread in their attempt to get kids ba...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, ATV Statistics
, Legislation/Environment News
, Rants
on October 11, 2007
They are using fuzzy math, but the West Virginians are trying to reduce the number of ATV related deaths and accidents. ATVs are a large part of West Virginia's tourist income, and having too ma...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, Learning
, News
on October 3, 2007
The Canadian Off Highway Vehicle Distributor's Council (COHV), has released a new CD and activity book that promotes ATV safety for youth sized ATV riders. In a press release, COHV talks about t...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, Legislation/Environment News
, News
on September 23, 2007
I love a strong woman. Especially a well educated, focused, strong woman. Karen Coria is all that and then some. I was reading an article in the Register Herald about a new "push for ATV regulat...
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Accidents
, ATV
, ATV Safety
, Learning
on September 19, 2007
I'm probably going to hell for this, but someone's got to say it... WTF was a blind guy doing riding an ATV? A test on echo-location?
A blind guy and his buddies were sitting in the back ya...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, ATV Statistics
, Legislation/Environment News
, News
, Rants
on September 19, 2007
Most parents care about their kids. Most parents want them to be safe and not get hurt. But it happens. Such is the case with Dominick. He died tragically in an ATV accident in which he was riding as...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, Learning
, News
on September 11, 2007
Riding with a Whole New Respect (Oct. 23, 2007)
atv safety Awareness is a good thing. It literally saves lives. It can potentially save 50% (or more) of current number of deaths and injuries. The On...
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Accidents
, ATV
, ATV Safety
, Learning
, Motorcycle
on August 27, 2007
It's alarming how many people don't know how dangerous it can be to ride an ATV. People still routinely take off without a helmet, without proper training, riding 2 or 3 up on a 1 up quad, rid...
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Accidents
, ATV
, ATV Safety
, Learning
, News
, Off-Road
on August 3, 2007
West Virginia is on pace to reduce significantly the number of deaths from ATV accidents. This means that while the overall number of accidents was declining as a percentage of the number of people ri...
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ATV Safety
on August 2, 2007
The Lincoln Tribune reports that wearing proper safety gear will likely help keep you from being another statistic when riding ATVs. Nuh uhhh, really? (Sorry). If you've been here before, you alre...
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ATV Safety
on July 26, 2007
I saw this over at ATV4Kids.com. It's from a mother of a couple of young kids (6 and 9) who ride ATVs. She explains how she gets them to be safe, and it's great advice! Well worth a read if yo...
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Accidents
, ATV
, ATV Safety
on July 23, 2007
38 year old Carl Burton of Parsonsfield was killed July 23, 2007 as he and his ATV went off the road. It was literally like he played pin-ball on some boulders and trees near his home. Of course he wa...
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, ATV
, ATV Safety
, News
on July 13, 2007
After a recall 3 years ago over faulty rear brakes on Yamaha Raptor 660R ATVs, the manufacturer is still trying to hold out against lawsuits against them for injuries received as a result of the fault...
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Accidents
, ATV
, ATV Safety
, News
, Off-Road
on July 8, 2007
A 6 year old Pennsylvania child is dead after he fell down 75 feet while not wearing a helmet. I don't know what size the ATV he was riding was, but I doubt it was appropriate for his size and rid...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, News
, Off-Road
, Rants
on July 5, 2007
There is a growing amount of misinformation being spread about atv safety in an effort to attempt to close down this quickly growing off-road recreational activity. I keep reading (and now hearing on...
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ATV Safety
on June 28, 2007
Hancock County West Virginia University's Extension office is holding an atv safety training session for free on Saturday for residents.
The course is being offered to try to offset the "hig...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, News
, Off-Road
, Rants
on June 25, 2007
...And quite honestly, who could blame him? Bill Burgund is a retired cop who lost his left leg in the line of duty. He lives in Montana and hikes along Lost Horse Road near lake como regularly.
On a...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, News
on June 11, 2007
The Consumer product safety Commission has deemed Kazuma Meerkat 50cc kids quads unsafe and dangerous, and urge owners to stop using them now and request a full refund.
The CPSC attempted to get the ...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, News
on May 31, 2007
Important Safety Notice: Safety Recall on all 2006 Honda TRX450R and TRX450ER ATV models due to contaminated ball joint.
This recall notice only pertains to vehicles within the following VIN Ranges:...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, Legislation/Environment News
, News
, Off-Road
, Other
, Rants
on May 29, 2007
South Carolina's The State.com ran an article by Cindi Scoppe today called
Somebody's got to stand up for the rights of 6-year-old driversthat made me want to puke. In it, the Cindy Sheehan o...
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ATV Safety
, Learning
, Other
on May 29, 2007
A while back I replied to a post in a forum looking for a lost dog in the dunes. I came off as rather rude while making my case that dogs are better left at home and not subjected to the dangers of be...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, Humor
, Learning
, News
, Videos
on May 24, 2007
Oh... My God.
I'll make this quick so I don't wander off laughing uncontrollably or banging my head on the desk until I'm unconscious... Remember a few weeks ago when I posted about th...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, Learning
, Motorcycle
, Off-Road
on May 8, 2007
You've heard it before: Never ride an ATV alone. Never let your kids ride ATVs alone. It's a pretty standard safety practice. You riding an ATV alone is optional and a matter of common sense. ...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, Learning
, Motorcycle
, Off-Road
on May 7, 2007
ATV use is growing rapidly in the United States for both work and play. While it's a lot of fun, it can also be dangerous if you're not prepared or when you ride irresponsibly. Part of respons...
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ATV Safety
on April 27, 2007
The end of Winter brings warmer days and nights. It also brings more free time for youths to ride atvs and do other fun things. I'd like to remind all you parents to follow a few simple rules to h...
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ATV Safety
, Learning
, News
, Off-Road
on April 18, 2007
As I sat watching a DVR'd episode of Epic Ride, I was particularly interested because they were at Glamis Dunes in the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area riding quads and sand rails.
For the mos...
