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News
by Matt on December 21, 2007
Involuntary manslaughter charges will be brought against Wayne David shepherd' for the death of his 3 year old grandson, Kaleb Curtis, in an ATV accident on private property in North Carolina.
In...
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ATV
, Gadgets
, News
, Racing
by Matt on December 21, 2007
Our aim has been to conceive and develop a full-focused street quad.
All Terrain Vehicles are anything but. At least that can be found all in one model. We have ATVs for dirt, there's an ATV tha...
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News
by Matt on December 21, 2007
William Lee, of Mesa, Arizona, faces 4 to 8 years for the shotgun death of ATV driver Daniel Ashcroft in 2006. Lee used deadly force to protect an abandoned gravel mine. This isn't the first tim...
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News
by Matt on December 20, 2007
polaris ranger MVRS800
You know when the US military gets involved, it's going to be something big. Polaris doesn't disappoint. They teamed up with the US Army a while back to provide All Te...
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ATV Safety
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 inte...
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Rants
by Matt on December 19, 2007
Concerned Families for ATV Safety, a group that uses mis-information to try to enact legislation banning children from riding youth ATVs, is now taking to insulting parents by claiming that "Pa...
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Rants
by Matt on December 18, 2007
Ohio Doctors: Helmets Don't Do Much Good
A group of doctors in Ohio have come to the conclusion that helmets don't do much to protect kids from injuries while riding ATVs or other recreation...
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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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Learning
by Matt on December 17, 2007
What does one do when they need to turn their ATV around in a confined space like a small garage or a toy-hauler?
Well, that depends largely on the surface of the floor the ATV sits on. If it's...
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ATV Safety
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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ATV Safety
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 people ...
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Off-Road
by Matt on December 11, 2007
Brian, the ASA Chapter Chair, brings up a good point that we should consider when we're out at the desert with our kids, or even in local neighborhoods; off road vehicles, including ATVs, motorc...
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Motorcycle
by Matt on December 10, 2007
Dual Sport Motorcycles are able to ride on the street and off-road
Off roading is huge fun, and hugely popular.
A dual sport motorcycle is a type of street legal motorcycle that is designed for bot...
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ATV Safety
by Matt on December 8, 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 o...
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Rants
by Matt on December 7, 2007
This reply is in response to a comment I received on an earlier post discussing ATV Safety.
In this country there are age limits on kids driving vehicles. Why should it be any different with ATVs? An...
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ATV Safety
, Learning
, News
by Matt on December 7, 2007
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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Legislation/Environment News
by Matt on December 6, 2007
There's a small fortune waiting...
Chatham-Kent (in Canada) will be re-considering the previous ban on ATVs using certain sections of the municipality. It's not because they think it's ...
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ATV
by Matt on December 5, 2007
Kawasaki has added two more series, to its ATV contingency program, the ITP Quadcross and New England MX Series, and increased the contingency payouts to over $800,000 in possible earnings for 2008!...
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ATV
, ATV Statistics
, News
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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Rants
by Matt on December 3, 2007
An un-named author at Newsday.com cries for parents to "Just Say No" if they ask for an ATV for Christmas. He cites the usual dangers associated with ATVs while completely ignoring other ac...
