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by Matt on March 27, 2008
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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 ...
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, ATV Safety
, ATV Statistics
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by Matt on February 22, 2008
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 d...
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ATV Statistics
by Matt on December 18, 2007
ATVs can be fun and exciting when done safely
This is not the first time I've taken ATVSafetyNet.org to task to put real facts on their web site. An Arizona News outlet reports a 10 percent decl...
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by Matt on December 4, 2007
The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation recently voted All terrain Vehicles as their annual useless product award. They say there are over 30,000 ATVs in Finland and that they produce 50 tim...
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, ATV Statistics
, News
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by Matt on November 28, 2007
I was researching all the different ways news outlets like CBS and US News were reporting on a study about ATVs, when I found a certain MD essentially informing parents that the use of helmets by kids...
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by Matt 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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by Matt 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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by Matt on October 4, 2007
Today the CBC ran an article that obviously tries to mislead the public about ATV accident statistics. I know, I know, you've heard it before. Seems that's all I ever talk about any more. Bu...
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by Matt on October 3, 2007
ATV safety is a big issue with me. As a father of 2 toddlers who have wheels on their feet instead of toes, and an avid off-roader and ATV owner, I'm even more sensitive to ATV safety where kids ...
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by Matt on September 27, 2007
I recently posted about The Dominick Effect in which I questioned the honesty of Dominick's mother on her claims to me that she is not looking for a complete ban on kids riding ATVs. Karen commen...
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by Matt on September 27, 2007
In recent weeks, two children in Arkansas have died driving or riding on ATVs. Both of those could have been prevented by following very simple and very obvious safety precautions that are clearly po...
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by Matt 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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by Matt on September 18, 2007
They want it both ways, but get mad if they don't get their way
Wheeler News Service reports that a Wisconsin Department of natural resources plan to add riding trails for ATVs is a great idea o...
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by Matt on July 31, 2007
See B.S. News is on the "Lie about ATV Statistics" bandwagon too. Sorry, but that's not news. That's opinion, and it's wrong.
cbs news just can't kick the habits of good ol ...
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by Matt on April 26, 2007
With all the to-do about limiting and restricting ATV use, it's no surprise that reports from the Consumer Product Safety Commission have gone largely ignored.
5% decline in the all-terrain vehi...
