Substantial Increase in Deaths Among Young Off-Road Vehicle Riders in Past Two Decades Highlights Need for Enhanced Safety Measures and Education
- Written by Newsfile
Key findings:
Casualties among off-road vehicle riders, specifically persons under 16 years of age, have increased substantially in the past two decades.
- More than half of snowmobile riders (57.9%) and almost two-thirds (64%) of ATV/dirt bike users under age 16 dying in a crash were lone vehicle riders.
- 27 ATV/dirt bike riders aged 65 and older...
