I have an 8 year old son who owns an small ATV...He is not allowed to sit on it unless one of his parents are with him. He could drive around the back yard with parental supervision and a helmet on. He is not allowed near the roads. When the day ends, his ATV is locked up in the garage. I don't see a problem with this. I do not agree allowing kids on the roads and streets on ATV especially with no helmets on. There is too many accidents with mistreating ATV's..
Dave writes:
Everyone is happy letting their kids ride these powerful machines....until there is a fatality ! Then the picture changes. Most young people are not strong enough to hand them, plus, they always want to "push the envelope"...Mom and Dad laugh..then, little Bobby has a fatal accident...then beware...the excuses come out....they will blame anyone but themselves and the child....
NO....these are not toys for children.
Brett K.A. Dawe writes:
In my mind, these are high torque, and powerful machines. A motorcycle, on the other hand, is built for speed. But, an ATV has torque, which, in my opinion, makes it a machine of death, if improperly handled. Therefore, a defining age of 16, must be emplaced, and enforced, so as to ensure the safety of all users of this machinery.
There has been a lot of talk in recent months about whether kids should be allowed to ride ATVs, even the small ones that are manufactured specifically for children. According to a recent report released by the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information, children under 15 years old accounted for 20.6 per cent of all hospitalizations du...
Many people would argue that capability and age don't always correspond - that a mature teen is just as capable of safely operating an ATV as many of the seasoned adults who ride them. Some of the visitors to Downhome's online forum, "The Kitchen," said that with proper training, they would allow their children to operate ATVs. H...
