Consumer Product Safety Commission Votes To Write Mandatory Rules Regulating Four Wheel ATVs
The experienced Philadelphia car accident and rollover lawyers of Reiff and Bily salute the Consumer Product Safety Division’s vote on Wednesday, October 21st to regulate 4 wheel ATV vehicles following more than 100 deaths since 2003. More staggering than the death claims are the loss of limbs and catastrophic injuries suffered by the operators of these vehicles in this highly unregulated industry. ATVs are extraordinarily prone to rollover and not only that, when they rollover there is a lack of protection causing occupants and drivers to be trapped underneath or ejected, resulting in serious and catastrophic injury. Although the ATV industry proposed voluntary regulations, the CPSC claimed that the voluntary regulations did not go far enough. CPSC has indicated that they will solicit comments from industry, consumer advocates and others as it writes the rules. However, we expect that this process will take many years.
If you or a loved one has been injured in an ATV rollover accident or a car accident, please contact one of our experienced lawyers at 1-800-421-9595 or online at www.reiffandbily.com.
