Learn More About ATV/UTV Safety

In a recent study by the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, it is estimated that every hour, about 11 people (with almost four of those individuals being under the age of 16) are seen in a hospital emergency department because of an ATV-related injury. Furthermore, the report also stated that there are more than 100 pediatric ATV-related fatalities each year. The encouraging truth is that nearly all of the major risk factors resulting in youth ATV- and UTV-related incidents could be prevented.

These factors include the lack of proper training, operating an incorrectly sized ATV or UTV for the rider’s size and age, not wearing a Department of Transportation compliant helmet and personal protective equipment (PPE), riding on a public roadway and riding as or carrying passengers on a single-rider ATV.