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About Us
In 2005 three mothers, Carolyn Anderson, Sue Rabe and Carol Keezer founded
Concerned Families for ATV Safety. Our children had been killed driving
ATVs and we were brought together by shared grief.
We soon discovered over 40,000 families a year were suffering the tragedy
of death and serious injury to their children from ATV accidents. There
was very little support for victims and families.
Together we decided to do something and founded our organization. Concerned
Families for ATV Safety is now a network of parents dedicated to reducing
injuries and deaths among children driving powerful All Terrain Vehicles
(ATVs). We offer support to victim’s families and provide families
with information 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 age
16 off ATVs, and for enforcement of existing ATV laws.
BIOGRAPHIES
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Carolyn Anderson
Carolyn Anderson from Brockton, MA is
co-founder of Concerned Families for ATV Safety. On August 8th, 2004
the Anderson family received a phone call that would ruin their
lives. Their 14 year old, beautiful son James had been killed
when the ATV he was driving crashed into a tree. At the time
James was vacationing with a friend’s family
in Errol, NH. The ATV he was driving was a 500cc ATV that could travel
highway speeds. He had never ridden anything but a bicycle before
that day. We are broken hearted.
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Carol Keezer
Carol Keezer of Defiance, Ohio is co-founder of Concerned Families for ATV Safety. Carol has
a personal interest in warning others about the dangers of children
and ATV's. No matter how experienced the rider, they are still small
children on a machine that is too fast and too big for them to handle.
Children and ATV's are a bad mix. On May 17, 2020, Carol's precious
son, Alex, age 12, was killed while riding an ATV. As a mother, you
never "get over" the death of your child. You live with
the grief everyday.
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Sue Rabe
Sue Rabe of Turner, Oregon is co-founder of Concerned Families for ATV Safety. On Monday, May 6th,
2002 ten year old Kyle Rabe rode the family ATV across the neighbor’s
field to have an after school snack with his friend. On his way home
the ATV he was riding hit a rut and tipped over on him suffocating
him to death. Even though Kyle was a skilled rider and in full gear,
he didn't have a chance. The 250cc adult size ATV weighed 500 pounds
and Kyle just barely 80 pounds. Sue has been active in ATV safety
issues since the tragic death of her son.
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We thank the many people who have encouraged, advised and supported
us as we formed this group. We need the help of friends in our efforts
to prevent children from being killed and seriously injured on ATVs.
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If you lost a loved one on an ATV
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We respect the privacy of all individuals and never
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