Blysster
02-06-2003, 10:15 AM
Whoaa! Now that insurance is manditory in NB we won't be able to afford them! This is rediculous. :grr :mad:
http://nb.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=nb_atvaccident20030205
NB leads country in ATV accidents
WebPosted Feb 5 2003 11:00 AM EST
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick has the highest increase in all-terrain-vehicle accidents in the country over a recent three-year period, according to a report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
Accident rates are on the rise across Canada, but New Brunswick's jump is the biggest. The report says ATV-related injuries requiring hospital care leaped by 90 per cent from the 1996-97 season to 2000-2001. One third of those hospitalizations were children between the ages of five and 19 years old. The national average was less than 50 per cent.
Read the report –Canadian Institute for Health Information
Julian Martalog co-authored the report and says one reason for the increase is that sales of ATVs have tripled over the same time frame. But he also says lack of rules for ATV drivers has also played a role. "We do know that the minimum age required to drive an ATV varies by province. In some provinces there is no minimum legislated age, while in others it ranges from 12 to 16 years."
New Brunswick has no age restriction for ATVs, despite a recemmendation for a minimum age of 16 from a group that studied the issue for more than a year. The government has yet to act on the task force's suggestion, but Public Safety Minister Margaret-Ann Blaney says legislation governing the recreational vehicles is in the works.
http://nb.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=nb_atvaccident20030205
NB leads country in ATV accidents
WebPosted Feb 5 2003 11:00 AM EST
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick has the highest increase in all-terrain-vehicle accidents in the country over a recent three-year period, according to a report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
Accident rates are on the rise across Canada, but New Brunswick's jump is the biggest. The report says ATV-related injuries requiring hospital care leaped by 90 per cent from the 1996-97 season to 2000-2001. One third of those hospitalizations were children between the ages of five and 19 years old. The national average was less than 50 per cent.
Read the report –Canadian Institute for Health Information
Julian Martalog co-authored the report and says one reason for the increase is that sales of ATVs have tripled over the same time frame. But he also says lack of rules for ATV drivers has also played a role. "We do know that the minimum age required to drive an ATV varies by province. In some provinces there is no minimum legislated age, while in others it ranges from 12 to 16 years."
New Brunswick has no age restriction for ATVs, despite a recemmendation for a minimum age of 16 from a group that studied the issue for more than a year. The government has yet to act on the task force's suggestion, but Public Safety Minister Margaret-Ann Blaney says legislation governing the recreational vehicles is in the works.