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ATVs and Personal Injury

All-Terrain Vehicles, or ATVs, have been an increasingly controversial source of personal transportation accidents. In 2006 alone, at least 555 people died due to ATV accidents; more than 100 of the deaths were of children. Also, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, or CPSC, estimates that 146,000 people visited the emergency room as a result of accidents caused by ATVs.
With these frightening facts, it is easy to recognize the need for protecting people from such terrible deaths and personal injuries. Of course, the ATV manufacturing companies believe that it is negligent driving that causes these terrifying statistics, but the CPSC remains unconvinced. In February of 2008, there was a mass recall for a certain vehicle that had faulty control panels that were prone to catching on fire.





