All-terrain vehicles: injuries and prevention.
All-terrain vehicles, including three- and four-wheeled recreation and utility off-road motorized devices, are a serious risk to the public especially to children younger than 16 years. Statistics show the injuries, which often are musculoskeletal in nature, and fatalities are increasing: in 2002, approximately 111,000 people sustained injuries related to all-terrain vehicles. Although agencies such as the Consumer Product Safety Commission initially recognized and restricted three-wheeler sales, they largely have failed to address the problem caused by other all-terrain vehicles during the past 10 years. To reduce the frequency and severity of injuries from all-terrain vehicles, numerous methods have been recognized and discussed. State and federal laws are needed to implement these methods to protect the public; these legislative solutions also are included in the discussion.
Scutchfield
Scott B
SB
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Kentucky Clinic, 740 South Limestone, Lexington, KY 40536-0284, USA.
D000056:Accident Prevention; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015541:Off-Road Motor Vehicles / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*