MassPINN are advocating for two provisions in any redraft of H3592: First, we would favor the outright prohibition of the sale to, or use of, four-wheel all-terrain vehicles OF ANY SIZE AND SPEED by children under the age of sixteen. Second, we would oppose any legislation that would substitute “training” or “education” programs for children, in lieu of an outright ban. We believe ATVs should be regulated in Massachusetts in the same fashion as personal watercraft.
MassPINN January 31, 2008 letter to Chairman Wagner
Consumer Product Safety Commission 2006 Annual Report of ATV-Related Deaths and Injuries. (Feb. 2008)
MassPINN works to raise ATV drivers age on WBZ TV, May 13, 2008. Mass. Tries to Raise ATV Driving Age
For more information on ATV safety: Concerned Families for ATV Safety