This is the tough question that parents must face

when purchasing a kids youth ATV. Is it safe for

my child to ride an ATV? Like anything else there

are certain risks involved and elements of danger.

A bicycle is dangerous and can cause injury, a

skateboard, a trampoline and even walking to

school. Parents tell their children to ride a

helmet when riding a bike and staying on the bike

path and away from cars. This is how parents

manage risk and minimize injury The same approach

needs to be followed with ATV riding.

First, buy an appropriate sized ATV. Extreme

Motor Sales has ATV's from 50cc - 110cc for youth

ATVs. All too often parent's want to buy an ATV

that is too powerful and too large for children.

The reason they give?, "I want him or her to grow

into that ATV so I don't have to buy another so

soon". Extreme Motor Sales' ATV's are so

reasonably priced that you can purchase a 50cc

ATV for $600.00. Allow your child to learn how to

ride on a size appropriate ATV or Dirt Bike and

once they have mastered the mechanics for safe

ATV quad riding ,move them up in size. Small ATV'

s hold their resale value and you will be able to

recoup those costs while keeping your child safe.

Most ATV's come with fantastic safety features to

keep your child safe while learning to ride such

as throttle limiters or governors', which is a

small screw attached to the throttle box that

allows you to limit the speed of the quad ATV.

Tighten the screw down and the ATV can be slowed

down to a maximum of 5 MPH, loosen it to increase

the speed as the child becomes more experienced.

Also available are ATVs with remote controls, the

remote allows you to start, stop and set an

audible alarm on the ATV. If the child is driving

towards a dangerous area and you want them to

stop, you don't have to yell or chase them down,

just hit the stop button also known as remote

kill switch and the engine shuts off and the ATV

comes to a gradual stop. Another safety feature

are foot wells, which are foot guards that

connect from the front wheel fender to the rear

wheel fender, that prevent children from putting

their feet down and getting tangled in with the

wheels. Remember the old 3-wheelers, they only

had foot pegs, and if you put your foot down the

rear wheel could and did run over them causing

injury. Not the case any more.

Next, think safety gear. Use a recommended,

quality dot, Department of Transportation

approved helmet. Our dot youth helmets start at $

60.00. Often heard?."What is the cheapest ATV

helmet that you have?" Don't make the same

mistake, spend the money on a good helmet now and

keep your child safe forever. You can get

complete gear packages including helmet, goggles,

chest protector, boots, jersey, pants and gloves

for $299.99. Extreme Motor Sales has the RSVP

program, which is Ride Safely Value Program that

gives you an extra 10% off youth gear purchases

when purchasing a youth ATV. Purchase the safety

gear and enforce the rules of wearing safety gear

while riding or no riding at all. If you do not

reinforce the importance of safety then your

child will not either.

Finally, an ATV is not a babysitter or a way to

keep your child busy while you do other things.

Children must be supervised by an adult at all

times. There is no substitute for adult

supervision to keep children safe while riding.

Do not allow kids to ride passengers at any time.

If you are not familiar with proper ATV riding

there are local groups that provide ATV safety

courses.

Ride Safe, Ride Smart and Ride Forever.

Parent's, ATV quad riding is a great self-esteem

booster, a healthy way to exercise and a great

leverage tool for say keeping grades up. We at

http://www.ExtremeMotorSales.com believe that

ATVriding is a sport that all children and

families can and should enjoy.