ATV Safety

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ATV Safety

• Created by Franklin County Young Farmers
• Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education
  Curriculum Office
• June 2007

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• There are 7 million ATVs in use by 15 million
  Americans
• Over 6,000 adults and children have been killed
  since data collection started in 1982

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• Children under the age of 16 accounted for 31 of
  the 125,500 serious injuries in 2003
• In 2004, 44,770 children under the age of 16 were
  treated in emergency rooms for ATV related
  injuries

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Damage is evident on the four-wheeler that a
5-year-old and 3-year-old took riding.
Apparently, the keys were left in the ATV and the
children decided to take it for a ride.
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• An ATV crash is 12 times as likely to kill a
  child as a bicycle crash, and helmets provide
  only limited protection from spinal injury.
• In Georgia, 204 children under the age of 16 have
  been killed by ATVs since 1982.

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• The Consumer Product Safety Commission found that
  ATV driving has the highest risk of
  hospitalization of 33 common sports and
  activities children normally participate in.
• The American Academy of Pediatrics state, Laws
  should prohibit the use of ATVs by children and
  adolescents younger than 16 years oldChildren
  under the age of 12 neither possess the body
  size, strength, motor skills, or coordination to
  operate an ATV.

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• 90 of all ATV related fatalities are the result
  of warned-against behaviors.
• 90 of youth related ATV-related injuries occur
  when a youth is operating an adult-sized ATV
  (greater than 90 cc).

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• Never ride under the influence of alcohol or
  other drugs.
• Ride only on designated trails and at a safe
  speed.

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• Never ride on public roads- another vehicle could
  hit you.
• ATV operators under 16 are nearly four times more
  likely than operators over 16 to experience
  injury requiring emergency room treatment.

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Proper riding gear

• Approved Helmet-DOT sticker
• Eye Protection-goggles/face shield
• Gloves-off-road style
• Long-sleeved shirt/jacket-shoulder pads
  encouraged
• Over-the-ankle boots

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No helmets serious injuries
James Estrada and Eric Garcia were both
transported to a local hospital in serious
condition. Neither Estrada nor Garcia was
wearing a helmet.
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Ride an ATV thats right for your age

• Age 6 and older- Under 70 cc
• Age 12 and older- 70- 90 cc
• Age 16 and older- Over 90 cc
• All ATV dealers are required by law to inform the
  buyer of these sizes, offer safety education and
  offer safety related equipment.

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Ride Safe, Ride Smart