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WARNING
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
Supervision
Overview
You’re responsible for supervising those who ride your ATV. Your wisdom
is valuable... it’ll bring them all back safely—your friends, your family,
your relatives, and your ATV. It’s crucial that you consider yourself a super-
visor for all riders of your ATV. Whether you accept responsibility or not,
the truth is that you are responsible for others riding your ATV.
You’re to the last letter in
“PASS”... “Supervision.”
You’ve just gone through the
manual, and you’ve seen
what’s involved. That puts
you in a good position to be
confident about what you
know. So now it’s time to use
your knowledge and supervise
others who ride your ATV.
Inexperienced/
Untrained
Riders
You can’t let people ride
your ATV who don’t know
what they’re doing. Unless
they’ve had over a year of
experience with ATV riding
or taken an ATV training course, it’s your responsibility to keep them off
your ATV. It can be dangerous (especially for underaged children) — all
the more reason for you to be firm.
Experienced/Trained Riders
If anyone is going to borrow your ATV, you are responsible for their
supervision. Before they ride, have them take the training course, have
them watch the safety video, and have them read the Operator’s Man-
ual. You train them. It doesn’t matter how you do it, as long as you do
it.
ATV’s are all a little different from the handling to the stability to the
controls. So regardless of how much experience your family members
have with ATV’s, they don’t have experience with
your
ATV. Let
experienced riders get familiar with your ATV—show them the basics
before they take off. You don’t want it on your conscience that some-
one got hurt because you didn’t tell them how to use your ATV.
Remember that regardless of experience, you should never let
anyone under the age of 16 operate your ATV.
Arctic Cat and the ATV Safety Institute recommend that all ATV oper-
ators ride the appropriate-sized ATV according to age.
Taking Responsibility
TESTIMONIAL
DOCUMENT#:
N37023A1
CITY/STATE:
MOOERSFORKS, NY
SEX:
F
AGE:
5
BODY PART:
UPPER TRUNK
DATE ACCIDENT:
6-29-93
DISPOSITION:
DOA
SYNOPSIS:
The victim of this incident, a
five year old female, was operating a
four wheeled all terrain vehicle (ATV)
in the front yard of her parents’ house,
under the supervision of her father. The
victim drove the ATV down an area where
the only way to turn around was around a
grain silo. The victim was executing a
right hand turn when the vehicle tipped
over to the right and fell onto her
body. The victim was transported to a
local hospital where she was pronounced
dead on arrival. Photographs of the
incident were not taken by law
enforcement officials.
Category
Age (Years) Speed Limitations (MPH)
NOTES
Y-12+
12 or Older
15 - Limited
30 - Maximum
Operate Under
Adult Supervision
T-14
14 or Older
20 - Limited
30 - Limited
38 - Maximum
Operate Under
Adult Supervision
G & S
16 or Older
According to Local
Regulations
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