James Jongkind, of American Honda Motor Co. and the Chairman of the SVIA Technical Advisory Panel, presented this at CPSC’s ATV Safety Summit Oct. 11, 2012. Whether children are ready to learn how to ride an ATV depends on a number of factors their parents must consider, including their age, physical size, strength, coordination, visual perception, and emotional maturity, as well as their ability to reason and make good decisions. Of these, the child’s age and size may be the most basic considerations, yet ones that too often are overlooked or ignored, particularly when selecting the appropriate ATV to ride, in disregard of the most predominant safety warnings present on ATVs. For many years parents and manufacturers alike were limited as to the youth ATV size options available to them. In 2007, the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (SVIA) created new age categories (i.e. Y-10, T-14) intended to help address this concern. In this presentation, the Chair of the SVIA Technical Advisory Panel will review the new categories, the regulatory and economic challenges that have limited their availability and the important role that stakeholders can playing in increasing the number of youth riders on ATVs that are appropriate for their age, size, and abilities.

1. Youth Model History and Outlook
James Jongkind
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Chairman – SVIA Technical Advisory Panel

2. Youth Readiness Considerations
ATV’s are not toys All children must
be supervised
be supervised
PHYSICAL SIZE
REASONING/ MATURITY
DECISION MAKING
AGE
STRENGTH
COORDINATION
VISUAL
ATV’s handle PERCEPTION
differently than
other vehicles ANSI/SVIA ‐ 1

3. ANSI/SVIA ‐ 1

4. Youth Categories of ANSI/SVIA ‐ 1
1988 – Consent Decrees
1990 – Y6 & Y12
1990 – Y6 & Y12
1998 – Consent Decrees expire
2000 Y6 & Y12
2000 – Y6 & Y12
2007 – Y6, Y10, Y12, T14 (Y12 expires 4 yrs later)
2010 – Y6, Y10, Y12, T14 (Reintroduction of Y‐12)
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5. ANSI/SVIA ‐ 1 ‐ 2007
Goal – no kids on adult models
Action ‐ expand Y category
Make more size and speed
appropriate models available that
are attractive to kids and their
are attractive to kids and their
parents/caregivers
CPSC (Commissioner Moore)
CPSC (C i i M )
suggested “a transitional model
geared toward larger children who
are not yet ready for an adult
model”

6. ANSI/SVIA ‐ 1 ‐ 2007
2007 – ANSI/SVIA ‐1 ‐2007 gets published
2008– Financial crisis is occurring
2008 – CPSIA effectively bans Y‐6 & Y‐10 models
Unintended consequence of statute language
Unintended consequence of statute language
mandates compliance with 600ppm lead limit
300ppm and 100ppm on the horizon
Market and regulatory factors force downsizing
and reduction in new model development

7. ANSI/SVIA ‐ 1 ‐ 2007
Several manufacturers and distributors withdrew from
Several manufacturers and distributors withdrew from
the market and many dealers lost their businesses
Effective ban on Y‐6 & Y‐10 models and expiration of
the Y‐12+ category created risk of children age 12 to 15
riding adult models
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Imperative to maintain the Y‐12+ category

8. ANSI/SVIA ‐ 1 ‐ 2010
Let’s resume what
we started in 2007
September 2011 First test lab accredited (16CFR 1420)
September 2011 – First test lab accredited (16CFR 1420)
August 2011 – H.R. 2715 enacted
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9. ANSI/SVIA – 1 ‐ 2010
What stakeholders can do to help:
• Encourage friends and families to spread the
word that kids only ride age appropriate models
and only when supervised by a parent or
responsible adult
• Help and support any effort to raise awareness
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• Coordinate public and private resources to reach
larger audience
larger audience
• Request state representatives to adopt SVIA
model legislation or support Federal model
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legislation

10. Thank You