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Press Releases

Wednesday November 2, 2005

New Forest Service Off-Road Vehicle Rules Not Tough Enough

A national coalition of conservation interests today said the US Forest Service’s new off-road vehicle regulations fail to adequately address urgent threats and pressed the agency to halt the continued creation and use of unauthorized, renegade routes in America’s forests. Read More

Friday October 7, 2005

ATV Injuries and Deaths Spiral Upward
CPSC Votes to Move Forward on ATV Rulemaking

For the third year in a row, serious injuries caused by all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) topped record levels for all riders, and children under age 16 continued to suffer increasingly more injuries. As the toll on children continues to mount, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that it voted to issue an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding the risks of injury and death posed by ATVs, and voted to defer a 2002 petition from Consumer Federation of America (CFA), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and seven other organizations. The petition requested that CPSC ban the sale of adult-size ATVs for use by children. Read More

Wednesday, July 13, 2005

U.S. House Subcommittees Hold Important Hearing on Off-road Vehicle Use on Public Lands

The U.S. House Subcommittees on Forests and Forest Health and National Parks held an important hearing today concerning the management and use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), dirt bikes and other off-road vehicles on public lands. The subcommittees heard from the U.S. Forest Service, Department of Interior, an emergency room doctor, a hunter from Nevada, and groups representing the off-road vehicle community. National conservation and recreation groups applauded the hearing and identified specific steps the subcommittees and Congress can take to improve off-road vehicle management and better protect the land, wildlife and quiet recreation. Read groups' statement. Read Coalition's written testimony.

Wednesday, February 4, 2004

Forest Service Prepares to Tackle Off-road Vehicle Problem: Will Effort Result in Real Reform or More Hollow Rhetoric? -- The U. S. Forest Service is initiating an effort to rewrite regulations governing the use of dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), and other off-road vehicles on National Forests and Grasslands. Chief Dale Bosworth has identified unmanaged recreation, particularly off-road vehicle use, as one of the four great threats to National Forests.

Thursday, November 6, 2003

CONSUMER ADVOCATES, CONSERVATION GROUPS AND DOCTORS CALL ON CPSC TO TAKE NEW APPROACH TO ATV SAFETY AT NEW MEXICO HEARING -- Groups call on U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (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.

Tuesday, October 28, 2003

2002 RECORD-BREAKING YEAR FOR ATV INJURIES AND DEATHS -- A new report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) documents a record number of serious injuries and deaths caused by all-terrain vehicles (ATVs).

Wednesday, August 20, 2003

NEW REPORT CHALLENGES INDUSTRY'S DANGEROUS RESPONSE TO ATV SAFETY CRISIS -- Coalition, Consumer Federation of America and doctors document failure of industry's voluntary approach to safety.

Thursday, June 5, 2003

Spiraling ATV Deaths and Injuries Indict Industry's Voluntary Approach to Safety -- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Must Act Now to Protect Millions of Consumers

Thursday, May 22, 2003
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