ATV Safety Story on Good America 9/21/06

Report on the dangers of ATV use particularly by minors.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• ATV
• ORV
• OHV
• Safety

[konie225]

ooo wut they trying to do now ban atvs so wut if people under 16 drive quads most of the people who drive quads r under 16 i wuz drivin a quad at 9 i wrecked but not bad and i wuzent hurt bad now i drive almost 7 times cc than i did wen i wuz 9 ur all over reacting dealers now that kids r gonna ride these things alone so every 1 stop over reacting dear god

[milkman5547]

More hysterical women whining about the obvious. WA WA WA the world is not perfectly safe for kids. WA WA WA Motorized vehicles are not safe. DUH! Let's compare these numbers to the number of kids hurt on bicycles because it's minuscule. Frankly I'm sick of this kind of exploitative news it's not reporting it's sensationalism. Every day countless kids and adults take countless rides on off road vehicles and have a good time, these a-holes won't be happy until they put a stop to that!

[crabtrap]

P.S. I have been an offroader for 30 years

and love atv's which are the best offroad invention ever,but just because they look cute does'nt mean they wont hurt you! in my experiance if a ATV starts rolling it will hunt you down and land on you,totally differant then a dirt bike which just lays down and stays there

[crabtrap]

the new big utility ATVs are a growing problem also . I have seen many sober adults think because they drive a car that the atv is the same only to end up with a 500+lbs roll over them at 2 mph resting on their chest or ribs. Bigger is not really better with ATVs and tends to limit it capabilities

EX;what better in the woods/mud a Jeep CJ or a Chevy suburban? any atv over 400cc is just wasted HP and useless weight

[Lalann]

well alot of accidents would be prevented if people watched their kids and taugh them to wearr the proper gear and proper riding techniquestechniques

[47954]

yes atv's are dangerous in the wrong hands. you can kills yourself wiht a spoon also and everyone uses spoon's. . Stupid kills

if you know what your doing you don't have to worry about anything.

100% safe and real atv rider

[carrielynnnolan]

Thank you for posting this video... My 2 sons ages 7 and 9 were killed on an atv just 2 years ago. They were struck by a pickup truck while driving the atv. Each day in America there are terrible accidents on atv's. We need to help stop this from happening to other kids and even adults.

Carrie Nolan Mother of Angels (Austin & Justin Nolan)

[sportsman335]

come on im 13 ride a polaris sportsman been ridin it for three years guess what never crashed cause i have experince and we doo understand the power at leaste i do

[polarisphil]

how about you outlaw cars they're worse, and its experience not age you idiot

[amosandcharly]

Lol, Cry more please.