CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION'S RESPONSE TO HAZARDS OF THREE-WHEEL ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES (ATV'S). FORTIETH REPORT BY THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS TOGETHER WITH ADDTIONAL AND DISSENTING VIEWS

The most significant safety related fact about ATVs is the unprecedented level of deaths and injuries associated with their use and the rapid increase in the rate of these casualties since the problem first became known to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The CPSC began to track down the extent of the problem since 1984 and conducted indepth investigations of accidents, met with industry representatives, and studied educational and training efforts. The CPSC's findings, conclusions and recommendations are presented in this report.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 99th Congress, 2nd Session. Union Calendar No. 405
• Corporate Authors:

  United States House of Representatives

  Committee on Government Operations
  Washington, DC  United States  20515
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Pagination: 63 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: All terrain vehicles; Crashes; Education; Fatalities; Injuries; Three wheeled vehicles; Training; Vehicle design; Vehicle safety
• Identifier Terms: United States Congress
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Education and Training; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00458185
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 99678
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1986 12:00AM