Minneapolis, MN (5/12/2015) - Polaris®
Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII), the leading manufacturer
of off-road vehicles, today asked all off-road
enthusiasts to help drive The RIDE (ROV In-Depth
Examination) Act into law by visiting StoptheROVMandate.com
to send messages to their Representative and Senators.
After congress received more than 90,000 messages
from off-road enthusiasts concerning the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) proposed
mandates for off-road, side-by-side vehicles (ROVs),
U.S. Representatives Mike Pompeo (R-KS) and Collin
Peterson (D-MN) introduced The RIDE Act in the
House of Representatives. The bill, H.R. 999,
would postpone the ROV rulemaking until the CPSC’s
proposals are studied and evaluated by independent
organizations. In support of the bill, this past
February, Polaris launched new tools to help off-road
enthusiasts easily send messages urging their
U.S. Representatives to co-sponsor The RIDE Act.
Thanks to the off-road community’s support H.R.
999 currently has 51 bi-partisan co-sponsors.
On April 22, 2015, U.S. Senators Dean Heller
(R-NV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced The RIDE
Act in the Senate, bill S. 1040. Both bills will
be considered by their respective Committees in
the coming weeks prior to possible votes on the
House and Senate floors later this year.
“Having The RIDE Act introduced in the Senate
demonstrates that the off-road community’s voice
is being heard, but it is important that we continue
to speak out,” said Paul Vitrano, VP, global government
relations for Polaris. “Polaris urges everyone
to either contact their Representatives and Senators
directly or use the tools we have created to send
a message asking for their support of the bills.”
Moving legislation is a multi-step process and
Polaris urges off-road enthusiasts to stay engaged
and supportive. Each step in the process requires
new action and more petitions urging support.
With bills now in the House and Senate, there’s
a whole new group of individuals to urge to support
them. Polaris has updated www.stoptheROVmandate.com
so site visitors can click to send a letter to
support both Senate bill S. 1040 and House bill
H.R. 999. This is the next critical step in the
effort to pass The RIDE Act into law.
The CPSC’s proposed rulemaking would mandate
handling and performance capabilities of all future
ROVs, and require excessive and potentially unsafe
restraint systems. The RIDE Act would address
concerns that the CPSC’s proposals would unnecessarily
limit design freedom in the off-road industry
and negatively impact off-road customers by requiring
an independent study of the proposals prior to
enactment. Off-road enthusiasts looking for more
information can visit The
RIDE Act
About Polaris
Polaris is a recognized leader in the powersports
industry with annual 2014 sales of $4.5 billion.
Polaris designs, engineers, manufactures and markets
innovative, high quality off-road vehicles, including
all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and the Polaris RANGER®
and RZR® side-by-side vehicles, snowmobiles, motorcycles
and on-road electric/hybrid powered vehicles.
Polaris is among the global
sales leaders for both snowmobiles and off-road
vehicles and has established a presence in the
heavyweight cruiser and touring motorcycle market
with the Victory® and Indian Motorcycle® and Slingshot®
brands. Additionally, Polaris continues to invest
in the global on-road small electric/hybrid powered
vehicle industry with Global Electric Motorcars
(GEM), Goupil Industrie SA, Aixam Mega S.A.S.,
and internally developed vehicles. Polaris enhances
the riding experience with a complete line of
Polaris Engineered Parts, Accessories and Apparel,
Klim branded apparel and ORV accessories under
the Kolpin®, Cycle Country® and Pro Armor® brands.
Information about the complete line of Polaris
products, apparel and vehicle accessories are
available from authorized Polaris dealers or anytime
at polaris.com
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