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| All-Terrain
Vehicle Safety: Facts, Figures, and Background Information
Concerned Families Form New Group to Address ATV Safety Crisis May 12, 2005 -- Families from across the country announced the formation of a new national organization designed to educate the public about the dangers adult-size ATVs pose to children under age 16. The new group -- Concerned Families for ATV Safety -- includes parents who have lost children in crashes involving large ATVs. Learn more about this group, its mission, and how it intends to provide support to families with similar experiences by visiting its website. Read Toledo Blade story. Read Corporate Crime Reporter story. Consumer Product Agency Holds Hearing About National ATV Safety Standard Graco Fine Highlights Failure to Lead on ATVs
as Time Runs Out March 22, 2005 -- The full U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC) met today to receive a briefing from its staff, which is
recommending against developing a national safety standard that
would bar the sale of adult-size all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) for
use by children under age 16. Consumer advocates, doctors and others
challenged staff's analysis and recommendation and urged the Commission
to begin developing a national standard. Many segments of the ATV
industry were present and urged CPSC not to act. Doctors Nationwide Call on CPSC to Act on ATV Safety Petition Commission Will Hold Critical Meeting on March 22, 2005 March 15, 2005 -- More than 140 pediatricians, nurses, surgeons
and other medical professionals from across the country wrote to
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Hal Stratton
today urging him to develop a national safety standard that would
help to protect children under age 16 from dangerous adult-size
all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). Last month, CPSC staff recommended
against developing this standard. The Commission will meet on March
22 to receive a staff briefing on this issue, and it could vote
then to accept or reject that recommendation. View
letter. Federal Consumer Watchdog Agency Turns Blind Eye to ATV Safety Agency Staff Recommend Against a National Safety Standard for Kids February 8, 2005 -- In a document made public late last week, staff
of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recommend
that the Commission not develop a national safety standard that
would better protect children under 16 years old from dangerous
adult-size all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). This action comes one week
after the Commission reported that ATV-related deaths and injuries
broke records for the second consecutive year and that children
continue to suffer a disproportionate share of serious injuries
and fatalities. 2003 Is Another Record-Breaking Year for Serious ATV Injuries and Deaths Federal Consumer Watchdog Agency Failing to Respond to Crisis or Demonstrate National Leadership January 27, 2005 -- A report released yesterday by the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that all-terrain vehicles
(ATVs) caused 125,500 injuries requiring emergency room treatment
in 2003 - representing the second consecutive record-breaking year.
The CPSC also estimates that ATV-related deaths were the highest
ever, rising to a minimum of 621 in 2002. Children under age 16
continued to suffer more injuries than any other age group. Read
press release. View
Complete CPSC Report ATVs Can Make Holidays Less Than Happy for Children and Families December 2004 -- Parents, doctors and nurses, and consumer advocates
have joined together this holiday season to warn Americans that
all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are not toys, but highly dangerous motor
vehicles that pose serious and growing threats to children. They
also called on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
to stop dragging its feet and release ATV injury and death information
for 2003 and act favorably on a safety petition filed more than
two years ago. Read
press release. As ATV Deaths Mount, Consumer Product Safety
Commission Sits on the Sidelines. Doctors, Nurses and Safety Advocates
Renew Call for Action CBS Evening News Highlights
ATV Safety Crisis View
May 13 report Consumer and Conservation Groups Join Doctors in Urging the Consumer Product Safety Commission to Take a New Approach to ATV Safety at Hearing in New Mexico The Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
held a field hearing on November 6, 2003 on all-terrain vehicle
(ATV) safety one week after the Commission released a report estimating
ATVs caused 113,900 injuries requiring emergency room treatment
in 2002 - breaking a record set in 2001. Groups call on CPSC to
issue a national safety standard barring the sale of adult-size
ATVs for use for children under 16 and state legislatures to set
minimum age limits and require training and appropriate safety gear
for all ATV riders.Read
Coalition press release. 2002 is Record-Breaking Year for Serious ATV Injuries and Deaths New Data Demonstrates Critical Need for New Approach to ATV Safety A report released by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on October 28, 2003 estimates that all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) caused 113,900 injuries requiring emergency room treatment in 2002 - breaking a record set in 2001. This increase in injuries continues a trend dating to 1993. The CPSC also estimates that ATV-related deaths were the highest ever, rising from 569 in 2000 to a minimum of 634 in 2001. Read Coalition press release. View complete CPSC report. All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Safety Crisis: America's Children STILL a Risk August 20, 2003: A new Coalition report documents the continuing ATV safety crisis in America. It contains new analysis of government data which demonstrates that the ATV industry's voluntary approach to safety is ineffective across-the-board. And it describes and challenges industry's proposal to put some children on bigger, faster ATVs made specifically for adults. Full report.(in pdf format) Comprehensive U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Report Confirms Failure of ATV Industry's Voluntary Approach to Safety February 5, 2003: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released a new report yesterday that provides additional evidence of the growing all-terrain vehicle (ATV) safety problem. By virtually every measure, the number of ATV-related injuries and risk of injury to riders increased significantly between 1997 and 2001, with children under 16 continuing to suffer disproportionately. This report represents the first comprehensive assessment of this problem by the agency since 1997. View complete CPSC report Also on this page: The Natural Trails and Waters Coalition, Consumer Federation of America, Bluewater Network, and doctors issued a report in August 2002 that comprehensively documents the rising tide of injuries and deaths caused by all-terrain vehicle accidents. The report, entitled All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Safety Crisis: America's Children at Risk, finds that the industrys self-regulatory approach to safety fails to protect consumers, particularly children. In addition, the Consumer Federation of America, American Academy of Pediatrics, and other organizations have petitioned the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) requesting it issue new rules designed to reduce injuries and deaths.
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