| All-terrain vehicles are wonderful for children. Not only | | | | The legal age for a person to operate and drive an |
| is this exercise entertaining, it is also educational. | | | | ATV without any supervision on open roads and |
| While most ATVs for children are shrunken versions | | | | streets is sixteen. |
| of adult ATVs, some ATVs boast of features like | | | | It is also recommended that the children undergo a |
| youth-size grips and controls, adjustable seat heights | | | | training course before actually riding an all-terrain |
| and advanced electronic controls for children's safety. | | | | vehicle. A child should be able to sit on and reach the |
| An important feature of the ATVs for children is the | | | | controls properly on the ATV. He should also have an |
| remote-controlled on-off switch. They also have | | | | excellent sense of coordination. All in all, the child's |
| hydraulic disk brakes in the rear, and a floorboard for | | | | understanding of the vehicle plays a major role in |
| extra safety. The engine for a kid's ATV can be | | | | deciding whether the child is ready to ride the ATV |
| anything from 40 to 90 CC. | | | | or not. |
| Parents should remember that an ATV for kids is still | | | | Also, it is important for children to wear helmets, |
| a vehicle, not a toy. It is impossible to overstress the | | | | gloves, pants and boots before driving an ATV. |
| importance of the fact that the parent is completely | | | | Parents are the best teachers and safety guides for |
| responsible for their kid's driving an ATV. | | | | their children. Therefore, they should have a thorough |
| According to law, children under the age of ten are | | | | knowledge of the controls, riding techniques, handling |
| not allowed to operate a three-wheeled ATV, let | | | | characteristics and maintenances of an ATV before |
| alone allowed to cross the road or highway on one. | | | | their children start riding one. |