BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Summer is near and families are migrating outside for sunny days and memorable adventures. In rural areas, ATVs are a popular recreational vehicle in the summer. Despite all the safety equipment created for ATVs and their riders, accidents occur, and can be deadly for users. Sadly, two families in 3 days,…
NATIONAL – According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), American Suzuki Motor Corporation is recalling about 1,355 Suzuki QuadSport All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) due to loss of control hazard. The flame arrester screen can become detached from its mounting ring, preventing the throttle valve from returning to the idle position when the throttle…
NATIONAL – Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, at Yeshiva University in New York, have linked areas of brain injury to specific altered mental processes caused by concussions. The colored areas show locations of brain injury, including injury to the frontal lobe, in a patient with mild traumatic brain injury. Closed head injuries are…
As the school year draws to a close, summertime marks a time when students have more free time, some of which may be unsupervised and include access to an ATV. REMEMBER – ATV’s are NOT TOYS! There are almost 25 million Americans operating ATVs in the United States. It is important that students and parents…
The AP (4/2) reports, “Motorcycle shops apparently won’t get a pass on a new anti-lead law that has kept dirt bikes and ATVs for children off showroom floors” as “staff at the Consumer Product Safety Commission have decided against recommending an exemption for” them.
