New Safety Standards Sought for ATVs

Susy Owen

Attorney

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ATV safety standards have long been a concern of consumers and law makers alike. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (H.R. 4040), which is before the Senate, includes ATV safety provisions that would codify mandatory safety standard for ATVs. The Senate is expected to approve the bill, and President Bush is expected to sign the legislation this month.

The Coalition for Safe and Responsible ATV use is comprised of Honda, Kawasaki, Polaris, Suzuki, and Yamaha. They Coalition want all companies that import or sell ATV to comply with the same safety measures that U.S. ATV manufactures have complied with for years.

You may not be totally shocked to hear that of great concern are the nonestablished ATV companies, generally from China, that have entered the market in droves. As a result of these imports thousands of ATVs are being recalled for dangerous, safety issues. It is estimated by The Coalition that sales of these noncompliant ATVs comprise as much as one-third of all new sales in the US. Clearly, these new safety measures are long overdue.

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