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ATV
, ATV Safety
, Learning
, News
by Matt on March 11, 2008
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. Bra...
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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
, 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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ATV
, ATV Safety
, Learning
, News
by Matt 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
, Learning
, News
by Matt 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 Statistics
, Learning
, Rants
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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ATV
, Learning
, Legislation/Environment News
, News
, Rants
by Matt on September 21, 2007
Chump Change
If you've been here before you can tell; I'm not so much in favor of government regulations regarding ATVs. But there are certain areas *cough*safety*cough* where I think there ...
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Learning
by Matt on September 20, 2007
Safety is an important issue in many aspects of life. Even more so when it comes to our kids because they don't know better.
The Marshal Democrat News reports that some 1,200 students will be g...
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Accidents
, ATV
, ATV Safety
, Learning
by Matt 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
, Learning
, News
by Matt 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
by Matt 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
by Matt 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
, Learning
, Other
by Matt 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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Learning
by Matt on May 29, 2007
Yesterday my wife, 2 sons and our new dog (named Gordon, more on that later) were enjoying a day at the park near my home here in Sunny Southern California for Memorial Day. To my delight, it wasn'...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, Humor
, Learning
, News
, Videos
by Matt 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
, Learning
, Motorcycle
, News
, Off-Road
, OHV Areas
by Matt on May 22, 2007
May 3, 2007 marked the opening of one of the largest ATV and motorcycle parks in the Eastern United States: Patton, Pennsylvania's Rock Run Recreation Area.. This new 6,000 acre park is expected t...
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Learning
by Matt on May 9, 2007
Depending on what kind of ATV riding you do, and where in the country you are, this may be the season for buying toys. If you plan on buying a motorcycle, ATV, side-by-side etc., from a dealer then he...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, Learning
, Motorcycle
, Off-Road
by Matt 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
by Matt 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
, Learning
, News
, Off-Road
by Matt 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...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, Learning
, Off-Road
, Reviews
by Matt on April 2, 2007
Last weekend I took my 2007 Yamaha Raptor 700 quad up to Irvine to attend the ATV safety course. I have to admit the biggest incentive for me to take the course was the $100.00 incentive offered when ...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, Learning
, Off-Road
, Videos
by Matt on March 21, 2007
This is one of the last videos I have of Cz learning to ride quads. He's at his teacher's house riding Michael's quad. He's ridden it a few times before at the desert so he's prett...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, Learning
, Off-Road
, Videos
by Matt on March 21, 2007
While this video may be somewhat repetitive, it shows control, patience and progression. All pretty good traits to be had by a 4 year old if you ask me. Just as he does on the track in our back yard, ...
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ATV
, Learning
, Off-Road
, Videos
by Matt on March 20, 2007
Riding quads at home is one thing. Cz has been around the track in our back yard hundreds of times on several different machines. It's a controlled environment and pretty safe. He's doing very...
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ATV
, Learning
, Off-Road
, Videos
by Matt on March 17, 2007
You've seen the progression of my Eldest son (4 years old) on his quest to become the premier quad/motorcycle rider. He's come a long, long way in the last couple of years.
From jumping over...
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Learning
, Motorcycle
, Off-Road
, Videos
by Matt on March 15, 2007
This is a short video, but shows a lot about the progress of my oldest son's riding ability. First a quick bit of history. My oldest son Cz is 4. He's been riding his bicycle without traini...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, Learning
, Off-Road
, Videos
by Matt on March 13, 2007
Yesterday I posted a video of my youngest son (23 months old) learning to ride his electric quad with a little steering help from mom. Now it's time to see how that training paid off.
It'...
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ATV
, ATV Safety
, Learning
, Off-Road
, Videos
by Matt on March 12, 2007
I knew it was a sign of the times when my youngest son Aj started climbing on the quads by himself, before he could walk. He was simply not content to sit and watch his older brother have all the f...
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ATV
, Learning
, Off-Road
, Videos
by Matt on March 2, 2007
While I really enjoy riding with Cz on the quads at the desert, in the early days he was on the electric quad, which barely went faster than a fast paced walk in high gear. It made it hard to go on g...
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Learning
by Matt on February 16, 2007
Street smarts are massively important to safety on a motorcycle. Nearly half of all multi-vehicle accidents involving motorcycles involve a car turning left in front of you. Street smarts, along with ...
