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the exemptions came as a result of hard lobbying by farm interests and recreationists. ATV use in Virginia is very high and on the increase, he said. The state ranks 7th or 8th in the nation in accident rates, with more than 20 people killed. Most of those killed were children, Mr. Hetzel added. “To give you some reference point for the danger of ATV’s ' you’re six times more likely to be injured riding an ATV as you are a bicycle, and 12 times more likely to be killed,” he said.
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Many children, particularly those under 12, are not physically and ‘ mentally skilled enough to ride an ATV, he said. “The three-wheeled ATV’s in particular, but even the' four-wheelers, require a good deal of body control,” Hetzel said, adding that although the sale of threewheelers is prohibited, many are still in use “You have to lean and shift your weight to get the ATV to do what you want, and a small person may not have enough body mass to do that.
Children may drive an ATV slow enough to compensate for their size, but there are always unexpected ! dangers that could throw them off, ' he said. There might be a deep hole ; around the next bend, or a dog might run out in front of the machine.
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