All Terrain Vehicle Safety & Ethics

ATV Public Service Announcements

• Right Size
• TCLOC
• Thread Lightly
• ATVs Are Rider Active
• Ride With A Pal: But Don't Give A Pal A Ride
• Gear Up, Stupid Hurts
• Ride Smart
• Choose Right, Stay Safe

Audio & Visual Presentations

• Ride Safe, Ride Smart
• ATV Safety Education in Alabama - Why Bother?
• Fit Like A Glove

The following audio programs were recorded when Jamie Freeman was hired as the 4-H ATV Coordinator through a grant funded by the Alabama Department of Economic & Community Affairs (ADECA) July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007.

• General ATV Safety – 5:07
• ATV Equipment & Safety Procedures – 5:01
• Courses People Can Take (4-H's "Fit to Ride" & the ATV Safety Institute 's "Rider Course") – 5:01

ATV Links

• ATV Safety Crisis
• ATV Teaching Techniques
• ATVSafety.gov
• National 4-H ATV Safety
• ATV Safety Institute
• National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council
• Tread Lightly
• US Forest Service Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Program

Alabama Off-Highway Vehicle Clubs

4 Wheelers R Us 516 Brown Street Boaz, AL 35957 Contact: Gary Worley Ph: 256-593-8406 gworru@localaccess.net	Alabama Trail Riders, LLC 2445 County Road 607 Clanton, AL 35046 Edwin Petty Ph: 334-755-7414
ATVATV (All Tenn. Valley ATV Association) 3816 Harwood Ave. SW Huntsville, AL 35805-4428 Contact: Gordon Banks Ph: 205-534-8999 @ Home Ph: 250-539-3031 @ Work Fax: 205-539-9480 glbanks@ro.com	Birmingham Trials & Trails MC 606 Cahaba Manor Lane Pelham, AL 35124 Contact: Christy Black Ph: 205-664-8634 cristyblack@protective.com
Cheaha Trail Riders 366 Buckhorn Road Munford, AL 36268 Contact: Glen Myers Ph: 205-831-1935 gmyers.nohvcc@juno.com www.cheahatrailriders.com	Clanton Track & Trails MC 2445 County Road 607 Clanton, AL 35046 Contact: Edwin Petty Ph: 334-755-7414
North Alabama Trail Rider Harvest, AL Ph: 256-837-0084 wintrak@hiwaay.net	North Alabama Trail Riders Association 7304 Ferncliffe Drive Huntsville, AL 35802 Contact: Ed Larosche Ph: 256-880-6229 edlarosche@natra.com www.natra.dirtrider.net/index.html
Rockford Mens Club 3758 Balm Road Wetumka, AL 36092 Contact: Phillip McMillan Ph: 334-567-3352 Ph: 334-953-3598 Fax: 334-953-5519 phillipmcmillan@max2.maywell.af.mil	Shoals ATV Riders, Inc. 801 Moss Avenue Muscle Shoals, AL 35661 Contact: Steve West Ph: 256-778-9467 gar4eb2@aol.com www.shoalsatvriders.com
South Alabama Trail Blazers 13011 Forts Lake Road Pascagoula, MS 39581-9549 Contact: Glenn Clark Ph: 228-475-8887 (voice & fax) glennclark@prodigy.net	Shinebone Valley Outdoor Association 301 Ketcheemedoggie Rd Lineville, AL 36266 Contact: Craig Hurst Ph: 256-488-5581
Predators Motorcycle Association Montgomery, AL Ph: 334-264-4506 Fax: 334-264-3529 derl@worldnet.att.net	WACAR Walker Area Community Adventure Riders Contact: Jamie Freeman 81 Arrowhead Circle Jasper, AL 35504 Ph: 205-221-5813 jamdfree@yahoo.com www.wacar.org

Today, millions of people ride ATVs for work or recreation. Since accidents happen to people riding ATVs, riders need to be educated about safe operation of ATVs before they climb on board. Taking risks on a motorized vehicle can lead to death or injury. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 2007 Annual Report: All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) - Related Deaths and Injuries, almost 9000 ATV-related deaths have occurred since the early 1980s. In Alabama, 202 deaths were reported, while 40 deaths have been reported since 2005.

The goals of Alabama’s 4-h ATV Safety program are to:

• Educate and inform pre-teen, teen, and adult ATV riders about safe riding techniques and practices.
• Help pre-teens and teens increase their critical thinking and life skills as well as enhance their abilities to assess risk and solve problems regarding the use of ATVs by youth under the age of 16 years.
• Educate parents and other caregivers to protect young riders through supervision and monitoring.
• Help communities address issues related to safe use of ATVs.