Tag: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Honda and Kawasaki Teams Plus Robby Gordon Add Their Voices to Fight Youth Ban on Motorcycles and ATVs
IRVINE, Calif.- History’s two winningest Baja motorcycle racers Johnny Campbell and Larry Roeseler have added their powerful voices to the fight against the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act’s ban on youth motorcycles and ATVs. So did NASCAR driver and SCORE Trophy Truck champion Robby Gordon and motorcycle speedway legend Bruce Penhall. All of them, along […]
ATV Fatalities and Injuries Decline According to CPSC Report
IRVINE,CA – A report released by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC 2008 Annual Report of ATV Deaths and Injuries”) shows a continuation of the decline in fatalities and injuries associated with all-terrain vehicle (ATV) use. According to the CPSC, total ATV-related injuries in 2008 decreased 10 percent from 2007, with injuries to children under […]
Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association Urges Enthusiasts and Industry to Comment on CPSC’s ROV Rulemaking
Creates www.rohva.org/anpr to Facilitate Submission IRVINE, Calif., — The Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association (ROHVA) is calling on enthusiasts and industry representatives to submit comments by March 15, 2010 in response to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) proposed mandatory standards for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles (ROVs), also known as side-by-sides and UTVs. ROHVA previously expressed […]
CPSC Extends Comment Period for Proposed ROV Rule Changes
CFR Citation: 16 CFR Part 1422 Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles DATES: Written comments in response to this document must be received by the Commission no later than March 15, 2010. The Commission is extending its comment period to receive information regarding the advance notice of proposed rulemaking concerning Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles (ROVs). The Commission […]
AMA urges support for language that would protect kids’ access to youth OHV’s
PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is urging all motorcyclists and ATV riders to ask their U.S. senators and representatives to support language in an appropriations bill that would allow kids’ dirtbikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) to continue to be sold. The language, written by Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) and included in the […]
ROV industry working on design standards
IRVINE, Calif. Nov. 9, 2009 – The Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association (ROHVA) is working with the industry and other interested parties to develop a voluntary American National Standard (ANSI/ROHVA 1-200X) that addresses the design and performance of ROVs sold in North America. The ANSI standard development process requires involvement from a variety of interests. Participants […]
Dust-up Stirs Over Off-Road Vehicle
By Mike Lee Thousands of off-roaders kicked off the high season last weekend with campouts and spinouts at Glamis, Ocotillo Wells and other desert hot spots. Many rolled in a relatively new and inexpensive kind of machine – a cross between a golf cart and a dune buggy known as a recreational off-highway vehicle. More […]
CPSC Announces Rulemaking for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles (ROVs)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Furthering its commitment to improve the safety of Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles (ROVs) and reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries nationwide, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted to publish an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to address safety hazards associated with vehicle ROVs. CPSC staff’s preliminary evaluations indicated that […]
Are Sport UTVs destined to go the way of the Honda ATC?
Commentary by Jon Crowley, www.utvguide.net June 1, 2009 I was interviewed las week by a freelance reporter who is writing an article on the Yamaha Rhino and I got to thinking about the future of sport UTVs. Are Yamaha Rhinos, as well as other sport UTVs headed in the direction of the infamous Honda ATC […]