Intermountain Guide strives to promote ATV Safety in Utah and throughout the Intermountain West by providing safe guided ATV tours in Utah and Nevada. A article published recently in the Salt Lake Tribune outlines new potential regulations as non-guided ATV accidents in Utah are on the rise.

In the wake of increased deaths and injuries among riders - including 51 deaths in Utah over a five-year period - federal regulators are weighing whether to clamp down on safety standards for all-terrain vehicles.
Consumer Product Safety Chairman Hal Stratton previously opposed more regulation, arguing voluntary industry standards and rider education were the keys to safety. But rising fatalities and serious injuries to riders - particularly youngsters - prompted him to review the matter.
Since 1982, ATV accidents have resulted in 6,000 deaths nationally, according to the federal agency’s records. About a third were riders age 16 and under.
“This orders a full top-to-bottom review of any and all regulations that could be done to really make a difference in reducing the number of injuries and deaths,” agency spokesman Leonardo Alcivar said Thursday.
Concern about ATV injuries has grown in Utah as well - right along with the burgeoning sales of the versatile machines.
Between 1999 and 2003, 51 Utahns died in ATV accidents. More than 1,000 suffered injuries serious enough to require hospitalization, according to state figures.

Read this article in it’s entirety at http://sltrib.com/ci_2794157