CPSC Considering To Propose New ATV Laws To Ban Sales of ATVs to Users under 16

Federal safety experts want to keep children from hopping on an adult-sized ATV.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission  (CPSC) is reviewing current ATV regulations and considering asking Congress to ban the sale of ATV's to people who plan to allow children under the age of 16 to ride them.

Although no proposal has been issued to Congress in Washington D.C. at this point, the group is taking a "top to bottom look" at all possible ways the CPSC can help make ATV's safe for kids.

One of the reasons for this is that, nationwide, about 120 children die each year on ATV's.

The CPSC is considering several other proposals, including making it mandatory for dealers to provide death and injury statistics to people buying an ATV. The group is also trying to decide if mandatory safety training is necessary.

This may open the door to Federal actions that prosecute adult owners and dealers who willingly allow children to ride an ATV. 

Additional reading:  Would an ATV Ban For Kids Work?

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