Concerned Families for ATV Safety

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WELCOME TO CONCERNED FAMILIES FOR ATV SAFETY

Concerned Families for ATV Safety is a network of parents dedicated to reducing injuries and death among children driving powerful All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs). We offer support to victim’s families and provide families with information and resources to make informed decisions about their children and ATVs. Through public education we work to raise awareness of the need for adequate, common sense safety standards that keep children under 16 off ATVs, and for enforcement of ATV laws.

The consumer Product safety commission released its new data on deaths and injuries related to ATV's. You can view these reports here: 2011 CPSC Safety Report | 2010 CPSC Safety Report | 2009 CPSC Safety Report. While the numbers seem to have decreased these past few years it's important to note that these are only ESTIMATED numbers and they will go up for at least a few more years before the total of deaths and injuries are complete.

ATV ALERT: A new national report on ATV accidents shows a 150 percent increase in injuries to children younger than 18 between 1997 and 2006. Hospitalizations for moderate to severe brain injuries tripled. Think, parents, think!

[05.21.13]
Calls to keep kids off ATVs
www.weeklytimesnow.com.au

UPDATE: ATV manufacturers have come out in support of today's calls by health officials to ban kids from riding adult machines.

The Federal Chamber of Automative Industries, which represents ATV manufacturers, tonight said it supported the move by a host of bodies to keep kids off adult size ATVs.

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[05.18.13]
Children under 16 shouldn't ride ATVs, says pediatrician
www.edmontonjournal.com

EDMONTON - An Edmonton pediatrician is warning children under 16 not to ride ATVs as a sunny Victoria Day long weekend marks the start of the summer season.

“Every long weekend that I work as an intensive care doctor, I see kids dying. Kids below the age of 16 should not be allowed to ride an ATV,” said Dr. Daniel Garros, a pediatric intensive care doctor at the Stollery Children’s Hospital.

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[05.01.13]
YOUR HEALTH: Bottom line: children not safe driving ATV’s
www.standard-freeholder.com

As we approach summer, many people are now starting to drive their All Terrain Vehicles (ATV).

I thought it would be a good time to discuss ATV safety, particularly among children and youth. Below are some ATV-related facts compiled and adapted from the Eastern Ontario Health Unit, Safe Kids Canada and the Canadian Pediatric Society.

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