! WARNING
Indicates a potential hazard that could
result in a serious injury or death.
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Supervision
Overview
You’re responsible for supervising those
who ride your ATV. Your wisdom is valu-
able... it’ll bring them all back safely—your
friends, your family, your relatives, and
your ATV. It’s crucial that you consider
yourself a supervisor 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 posi-
tion 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 under-aged 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 Manual. 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 someone 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 oper-
ate your ATV
.
Arctic Cat and the ATV Safety Institute
recommend that all ATV operators 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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