Youth ATV and Motorcycle Ban

Protecting children from exposure to lead, that was the idea behind the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. The legislation however, took the All Terrain Vehicle, (ATV) Industry by surprise, because in it, lawmakers ban a whole section of the market. Ashland Cycle Center Owner Rick Keelin says he got the news just days before the ban went into affect. “On the First of February we received a letter from the manufacturers letting us know that by February 10th this ban was to go into affect, and it was to cover all vehicles that were designed for children under the age of 12 that includes ATV’s and motorcycles,” Keelin said. In addition, dealer’s can also no longer sell parts or accessories that were made for these products. “We can't even take them in on trade so the consumer can't trade them back into us, they can't buy parts, they can't buy anything that was designed for a youth under 12 years of age,” Keelin said. The concern is that certain parts of these vehicles contain lead. The Motorcycle Industry Council, (MIC) a non-profit group, predicts that if the ban stands the industry could lose $1 billion dollars annually...WSAZ News