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by Matt on May 30, 2008
How old should your child be when they can start safely riding? There are too many variables to say for certain, including most importantly, your child's own agility and ambition to ride. The...
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by Matt on May 30, 2008
Seems like people are always getting hurt riding a bike without proper training or experience. It's very important to have proper gear and proper instruction before riding. Dirt is a good place to...
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by Matt on May 28, 2008
The Texas Farm Bureau wants to remind everyone that, as summer approaches, it's time t refresh yourselves on ATV safety. (Yes, lots of farmers use ATVs) :) Agriculture News | Texas Farm Bureau •...
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by Matt on May 09, 2008
Alert #08-535 ATVs Recalled By American Honda Motor Co. Due to Loss of Speed Control The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers...
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by Matt on May 08, 2008
Petoskey News-Review - News - Toddler injured on ATV recovering in Flint ...Sutton Majeske, of Port Huron, was riding alone on an ATV on private property in Wilson Township when he lost control and...
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by Matt on May 01, 2008
Don't Blame Jake, ATV Safety Campaign Canada's new Don't Blame Jake campaign means just what it says: You can't blame kids under16 years of age for driving an adult size ATV if...
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by Matt on April 18, 2008
Far be it from me to tell someone how to run their life, but I had to chime in on this one. A 14 year old kid over at ATV Source Magazine's on-line forum was asking whether he should......
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by Matt on April 07, 2008
There are those that would control everything in your life, including what you do on your own private property There's a story out of Iowa this morning talking about how a mom was trapped under...
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/> Restricting this 4 year old from riding is not fair, he's been riding for 2 years So yesterday I went off the deep end about the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee lying about what...
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Last weekend Brayton Hiland, 13, of Lebanon, Indiana, was killed when the ATV he was driving flipped over on him in the snow as he was riding by himself in a ditch next to the road near his house....
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I reported last month about the voluntary recall by Polaris on their Sportsman series for the faulty ECM unit. Now about 11,000 "Outlaw IRS" ATVs, Model Year 2006-2008, are being...
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We don't always expect complete honesty from lawyers. 2 days ago I told you about an article that flat out lied about ATV death statistics. Here's another that's ignoring the fact that...
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by Matt on February 20, 2008
ConsumerReports talks about the recently released ATV Safety Report by the CPSC in which it clearly shows a steady decrease in ATV death rates over the last few years. But that won't stop the...
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by Matt on February 16, 2008
Every day I see articles about people and groups trying to close this OHV park or prevent that OHV park from opening or trying to convince us that ATV related injuries are increasing instead of...
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by Matt on January 28, 2008
A 9 year old girl in Wisconsin has been injured in an ATV accident. Police are considering citing the owners of the ATVs involved for allowing an un-authorized person to operate an ATV. Deputies said...
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by Matt on January 24, 2008
Local and national 4-H Youth Development groups have raised funds and teamed up with the ATV Safety Institute to allow parents and children to take an ATV safety class to learn more about All Terrain...
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by Matt on December 20, 2007
Off road recreation is quickly rising in popularity. Sped a weekend in the dunes, desert or your favorite camping/riding spot, and you'll see more and more families riding together. It's...
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by Matt on December 17, 2007
There is an alarming amount of press lately talking about injuries and death related to All Terrain Vehicles. Many ATV accidents happen when people are riding an ATV that's just too big for them,...
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by Matt on December 13, 2007
I was reading a story about a 10 year old kid who was riding a Rhino (similar to a golf cart, only on steroids.) The Rhino was being driving in the snow on the families ranch, there were two......
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by Matt on December 08, 2007
Free ATV Safety Course Dec. 15 from 10-3 at the Bonifas Civic Center in Escanaba, Mi ATV Safety Courses are a great idea, especially for kids. But even experienced parents and adults can get a lot...
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KSP Trooper Don Trosper and KDA Farm Safety Coordinator Dale Dobson. I've said it a million times; Safety Training and Education are the best methods to reduce injuries and death related to ATVs....
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