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the vehicle at the time of sale . However , this has limitations .
Not all dealers have off - road facilities available to them , and
some of them lack the qualified instructors needed to enable them
to provide a complete training course .
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Honda will support the SVIA certified course ; whether it is required before the vehicle leaves the dealership , or is required to operate the vehicle in an off - road area . We believe that training programs can significantly reduce accidents .
However , it must be noted that a training course reaches only the
vehicle buyer and may not reach the users , as explained earlier in this document . Requiring certifications of all riders may
reach more than just the ATC owners .
HELMET WITH PURCHASE OF VEHICLE : While Honda certainly
encourages and supports helmet usage , we also realize that many
ATC purchasers are motorcycle riders or ATV owners who have
already purchased a certified helmet . We feel that it would be
unfair to customers who have already equipped themselves properly to require them to purchase a helmet with an ATC . Perhaps the certification program could require that a certified rider own
and use a helmet .
MINIMUM AGE : Honda fully supports the idea of limiting
use of ATVS to children over a certain age , and , in fact , as
mentioned above , has already planned to label their ATCs starting
with the 1986 models .