The Final Push to Stop the
Ban on Youth ATVs Begins This Week
Stop the Ban on Youth Motorcycles and ATVs
Irvine, CA (2/18/2011) - Two years
of persistent efforts by powersports enthusiasts,
dealers and other industry representatives have
driven Congress to action. On February 17, the U.S.
House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commerce,
Manufacturing and Trade will hold a hearing to review
the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).
The Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) continues
to focus Congress’ attention on the unintended
ban on youth model ATVs and motorcycles resulting
from the CPSIA’s lead content provisions –
and the safety risks that the ban presents to youth
riders – and has submitted a letter for the
hearing.
“Congress knows that the risk to children
comes from banning youth models, not from the lead
in metal parts, and there now is a will to solve
this problem once and for all,” said Paul
Vitrano, MIC’s general counsel. “We
urge Congress to stop the ban by either lowering
the age range of ‘children’s products’
to age 6 and under or granting a categorical exemption
for youth ATVs and motorcycles, as provided in Representative
Denny Rehberg’s bill, H.R. 412.”
MIC has issued a video call to action urging the
powersports community to make a final push to encourage
their Congressional representatives to amend the
CPSIA to ensure youth ATVs and motorcycles remain
available. “The timing of this hearing is
perfect,” Vitrano added. “With much
of the industry gathering in Indianapolis this
week for the Dealer Expo, we have a tremendous
opportunity to flood Capitol Hill with hand-signed
letters and electronic messages asking our Representatives
and Senators to stop the ban.”
Enthusiasts can use the portal on www.stopthebannow.com
to send an electronic message to their Members
of Congress as well as the members of the House
and Senate committees with oversight of the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission. MIC also will
again work the floor at the Dealer Expo to gather
thousands of signatures on letters to Congressional
leadership. For those not attending the show,
the letters are available on www.stopthebannow.com.
The Motorcycle Industry Council exists to preserve,
protect and, promote motorcycling through government
relations, communications and media relations,
statistics and research, aftermarket programs,
development of data communications standards,
and activities surrounding technical and regulatory
issues. It is a not-for-profit, national industry
association representing manufacturers and distributors
of motorcycles, scooters, motorcycle/ATV/ROV parts
and accessories, and members of allied trades
such as insurance, finance and investment firms,
media companies, and consultants.
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