Comments On Cspc`s Proposed New Rules

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Comment deadline October 24 for proposed federal ATV safety rules
The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission has set an October 24 deadline for commenting on its new proposed rules related to ATV safety.

Earlier, the CPSC staff made recommendations to the full board to improve ATV safety nationwide, which are the proposed rules now out for public comments, including rewriting the restrictive age guidelines "so that children under the age of 16 can ride and be trained on ATVs which are more likely to fit them physically and which conform to their developmental capabilities."

Besides suggesting changes in the CPSC's age guidelines, the proposed rules recommend that all ATV buyers be given free safety training and information, and that smaller machines for use by riders under 16 should have automatic transmissions and speed limiters. ATVs for children ages 6 to 11 would have speed limits of 10 mph, while machines for children 12 to 15 would be limited to 15 mph.

Comments should be sent by October 24 by e-mail to cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. Comments should be captioned "ATV ANPR."

Comments may also be mailed or delivered, in five copies if possible, to the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland; 20814-4408.

Comments also may be faxed to: (301) 504-0127.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Leland, project manager, ATV Safety Review, Directorate for Economic Analysis, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland; 20814-440; telephone (301) 504-7706; or e-mail eleland@cpsc.gov.

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