atv safety summit: vehicle characteristics/other rulemaking topics - atv characteristics
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Mike Klumpp, Associate Professor Emeritus with the University of Arkansas and Multi-State and Oklahoma 4-H ATV Safety Coordinator with Oklahoma State University CES, presented this at CPSC’s ATV Safety Summit Oct. 11, 2012. I have over 34 years of experience in ATV safety education and youth development. 4-H and the ATV Safety Institute recommend that parents first determine their child’s readiness to operate an ATV safely before allowing them to ride. Considerations include physical size, strength, coordination, visual perception, emotional maturity, reasoning and decision-making. Once the decision is made for a young person to operate/ride an ATV, choosing the right ATV is important. We follow the manufacturer's minimum age recommendation warning label on the ATV. Since 2008, 4-H educators have trained over 4,000 youth and adults in the ASI RiderCourse. In our programming placing a large-framed 10/11 year old on an under 70cc unit or a large-framed 14/15 year old on a 90cc unit has been difficult. We have found that the Y10 and Transition models specified by the current ANSI/SVIA standard are ideal/safer for large-framed youth in those specific age ranges. We encourage CPSC to support the use and availability of these models.TRANSCRIPT
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Mike KlumppAssociate Professor Emeritus
University of ArkansasOklahoma 4-H ATV Safety CoordinatorMulti-State 4-H ATV Safety Coordinator
4-H Facilitated ASI ATV RiderCourse Outputs2008 – Present
The ATV Safety Institute ATV RiderCourse is a hands-on half-day program conducted by licensed ATV Safety Institute Instructors.
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Parents must first determine their child’s readiness to operate an ATV safely before allowing them to operate/ride.
Considerations include:
• Physical Size
• Strength
• Coordination
• Visual Perception
• Emotional Maturity
• Reasoning
• Decision-Making
4-H and ATV Safety Institute Recommendation
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Two-up ATVs willhave this labelOnce decision has been made
we recommend following the manufacturer’s minimum age recommendation warning label on the ATV.
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National 4-H ATV Safety Leader’s Guide
Recommendation
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New Categories of ATVS Intended for Operators under 16 years approved by the
American National Standards Institute July 2007
Category Operator/Rider Age Restricted and Maximum Speed
Y6+ Age 6 and older 10 mph or less / 15 mph
Y10+ Age 10 and older 15 mph or less / 30 mph
Y12+ Age 12 and older 15 mph or less / 30 mph
T Age 14 and older 20 mph and 30 mph / 38 mph
Y6+ TY12+Y10+
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Fitting an ATV to the Operator/Rider
•Clearance
• Upper Legs
• Foot Length
• Grip Reach
• Throttle Reach
• Brake Reach
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Fit Guidelines
Two Key Challenges
• Placing large-framed 10/11 year old on an under 70cc unit.
• Placing large-framed 14/15 year old on a 90cc unit.
50 - Y6+ 49CC 90 - Y12+ 89cc
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Clearance
90 - Y12+ 89cc200 - T Category 196cc
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90 - Y12+ 89cc200 - T Category 196cc
Upper Legs
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90 - Y12+ 89cc200 - T Category 196cc
Foot Length
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Grip Reach
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Turning Clearance
90 - Y12+ 89cc
200 - T Category 196cc
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Problematic Clearance on Y12
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Categories of ATVS Intended for Operators under 16 years approved by the
American National Standards Institute July 2007
Category Operator/Rider Age Restricted and Maximum Speed
Y6+ Age 6 and older 10 mph or less / 15 mph
Y10+ Age 10 and older 15 mph or less / 30 mph
Y12+ Age 12 and older 15 mph or less / 30 mph
T Age 14 and older 20 mph and 30 mph / 38 mph
We encourage the CPSC to support the use of the new categories of ATVS intended for rider/operators
under 16 years of age.
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Thank you!
Mike KlumppAssociate Professor Emeritus
University of ArkansasOklahoma 4-H ATV Safety CoordinatorMulti-State 4-H ATV Safety Coordinator
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