The CPSC estimates that as of 1983 there were 21 . 7 to 22 . 2 ATV hospital emer
gency room treated injuries per 1000 vehicles in use of which 2 . 58 to 2 . 64
injuries per 1000 vehicles in use required hospitalization .
In comparison for the same period there were 17 . 9 minibike / trailbike hospital
emergency room treated injuries per 1000 vehicles in use of which only 1 . 0 per
1000 vehicles in use required hospitalization .
It appears from the CPSC data that ATVs or three wheelers are at least twice as dangerous as other kinds of motorized cycles , although their appearance and functional configuration would not cause one to imagine that being the case .
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I believe the CPSC will verify that according to their limited documentation of deaths resulting from ATV usage , that between June , 1982 and October , 1984 they know of 63 deaths in people less than 19 years of age . Twenty - nine of
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these were from crushed heads , three were from crushed heads and crushed
cervical spinal cords , three from broken necks , five from crushed and torn
abdominal organs , two from crushed chests and lungs and one from drowning . The
exact cause of death in at least 20 could not be documented .
Please bear in mind , these are only reported deaths . . . in the absence of
mandatory reporting . No one knows how many hundreds . . . perhaps thousands more
were seriously injured . . . nor do we have any solid fix on the number of people who were killed in ATV crashes during this period .
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These are dangerously deceptive , deceptively dangerous vehicles . It is my hope there is enough public interest in this serious problem to encourage a
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