Irvine, CA (8/6/2012)
- The Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle
Association (ROHVA) is the national industry
organization representing the Recreational Off-Highway
Vehicle (ROV) industry. ROHVA is sponsored by
the major manufacturers and distributors of
ROVs: Arctic Cat, BRP, John Deere, Kawasaki,
Polaris and Yamaha.
ROHVA’s mission is to promote the safe
and responsible use of ROVs and to preserve
and protect the ROV industry. Since its inception
in 2007, ROHVA has pursued its mission by
developing safety programs and guidelines
including Model State Legislation. ROHVA also
has developed voluntary vehicle design standards
under the auspices of the American National
Standards Institute.
ROHVA sponsored - and all of its member companies
strongly support - AB 1595 in California.
AB 1595 was developed by adapting ROHVA’s
Model State Legislation, published since 2008,
in the context of California’s existing
off-highway vehicle (OHV) regulatory scheme.
AB 1595 created ROVs as a separate class of
OHV with an engine size not greater than 1,000
cc. The ROV provisions of AB 1595 expressly
do not apply to vehicles known as sand buggies,
dune buggies, ATVs or jeeps.
AB 1595 contains five provisions regulating
the use of ROVs in California. Each of those
requirements directly address hazards identified
by CPSC in incidents resulting in serious
injuries and fatalities. In order to ensure
that ROVs continue to be available, and safely
used, it is critical that industry and enthusiasts
support legislation to ensure the vehicles
are used as designed and recommended by the
manufacturers.
