J. Paul Frantz of Applied Safety +Ergonomics showed this presentation during CPSC's ATV Safety Summit on Oct. 11, 2012. Frantz and his colleagues have conducted research on age appropriateness and recommendations for ATVs and other wheeled and motorized products for youth. They have also studied vehicle human factors related to on- and off-road vehicle control. He will present research regarding the development of age categorization aimed at reducing the number of children riding adult ATVs, including focus group and individual interviews with parents and youth. This work is further informed by a review of data and literature regarding physical, psychomotor, psychological, temperamental/affective, and social development. He will also describe the current practices in youth ATV classification, including the current utilization of the 2010 ANSI/SVIA age classification system.

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Ages
Products ATV Speeds
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Age Number of Typical top
Examples
(years) products speed (mph)
• Fisher Price go cart - 2 mph
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• Fisher Price PowerWheels - 2 mph
• Razor electric scooter - 1-2 mph
2+ 12 3.5
• Step2 electric tricycle - 3.5 mph
• Peg Perego electric “ATV” - 2.5, 5
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• BladeZ electric scooter - 14 mph
6+ 4 10 - 14
• Manco fun kart - 10-12 mph
• Razor electric scooter - 10 mph
8+ 11 10 - 18*
• Minimoto dune buggy - 18 mph
*Some 8+ fun carts and 50-70 cc “new entrant” ATVs: 25 mph
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Examples
(years) products speed (mph)
• Minimoto electric “ATV” - 15 mph
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• Razor pocket bike - 15 mph
• Manco fun kart - 22-24 mph
12 + * 16 15 - 45 • Baja Motorsports dirt bikes - 25-45
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• Razor motorcycle - 17 mph
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• Razor scooter - 17 mph
• Goped scooter - 20 mph
16 + 9 20 - 38**
• Manco fun kart - 36-38 mph
Adult 1 20 • Electric pocket bike - 20 mph
*POP labeling on Baja Motorsports products recommended age 12, owner’s manual recommended age 16.
**Some 110cc “new entrant” ATVs marketed as “youth” were available with speeds of 45-50 mph.
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Both selections were age-inappropriate for the
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Adult category was selected first 5% 31%
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