Supervision; Taking Responsibility; Inexperienced/Untrained Riders; Experienced/Trained Riders - Arctic Cat 500 Operato's Manual

Supervision

Overview
You're responsible for supervising those
who ride your ATV. Your wisdom is valu-
able... it'll bring them all back safely—
your friends, your family, your relatives,
and your ATV. It's crucial that you con-
sider yourself a supervisor for all riders of
your ATV. Whether you accept responsi-
bility or not, the truth is that you are
responsible for others riding your ATV.

Taking Responsibility

You're to the last
"P.A.S.S."..."Supervision." You've just
gone through the manual, and you've
seen what's involved. That puts you in a
good position to be confident about what
you know. So now it's time to use your
knowledge and supervise others who ride
your ATV.
Inexperienced/
Untrained Riders
You can't let people ride your ATV who
don't know what they're doing. Unless
they've had over a year of experience with
ATV riding or taken an ATV training
course, it's your responsibility to keep
them off your ATV. It can be dangerous
(especially for underaged children)—all
the more reason for you to be firm.
TESTIMONIAL
DOCUMENT#: N37023A1
CITY/STATE: MOOERSFORKS, NY
SEX: F
AGE: 5
BODY PART: UPPER TRUNK
DATE ACCIDENT: 6-29-93
DISPOSITION: DOA
SYNOPSIS: The victim of this
incident, a five year old female, was
operating a four wheeled all terrain
vehicle (ATV) in the front yard of
her parents' house, under the
supervision of her father. The
victim drove the ATV down an area
where the only way to turn around was
around a grain silo. The victim was
executing a right hand turn when the
vehicle tipped over to the right and
fell onto her body. The victim was
transported to a local hospital
where she was pronounced dead on
arrival. Photographs of the incident
were not taken by law enforcement
officials.
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Experienced/Trained
Riders
If anyone is going to borrow your ATV,
you are responsible for their supervision.
Before they ride, have them take the
training course, have them watch the
safety video, and have them read the
Operator's Manual. You train them. It
doesn't matter how you do it, as long as
you do it.
ATV's are all a little different from the
handling to the stability to the controls.
letter in
So regardless of how much experience
your family members have with ATV's,
they don't have experience with your
ATV. Let experienced riders get familiar
with your ATV—show them the basics
before they take off. You don't want it on
your conscience that someone got hurt
because you didn't tell them how to use
your ATV.
Remember that regardless of experi-
ence, you should never let anyone
under the age of 16 operate your ATV.
Arctic Cat and the ATV Safety Institute
recommend that all ATV operators ride the
appropriate-sized ATV according to age.
Age
Category
(Years)
12 or
Y-12+
Older
14 or
T-14
Older
16 or
G & S
Older
Speed
Limitations NOTES
(MPH)
Operate
15 - Limited
Under Adult
30 - Maximum
Supervision
20 - Limited Operate
30 - Limited Under Adult
38 - Maximum Supervision
According to
Local Regula- —
tions