| Small open motorized buggies and tricycles | | | | production of three-wheeled ATVs to be |
| designed for off-road use are called | | | | clamped down in the late '80s. The front end |
| all-terrain vehicles, or ATVs. The vehicles | | | | of the three wheelers has only one wheel, and |
| are generally buggies and tricycles. The | | | | that makes it lighter. Flipping backwards and |
| typical three-wheeled ATV is trademarked by | | | | overturning are a potential hazard in |
| Honda.There are various types of buggies, | | | | tricycles, especially while climbing |
| like the dune buggy, which is built to travel | | | | mountains.In most accidents the driver first |
| through sand dunes and beaches, or a kite | | | | loses control of the vehicle. Other common |
| buggy, which is a light vehicle powered by a | | | | types of accidents are collision with a |
| traction kite.The tricycle is similar to the | | | | moving or fixed object, and driver or |
| bicycle, the only difference being that it is | | | | passenger ejection from all-terrain vehicles. |
| three-wheeled. Some tricycles are also | | | | It is recommended that drivers never carry a |
| motorized. However, sidecars and | | | | passenger while operating all terrain |
| three-wheelers are not considered | | | | vehicles.There are two kinds of ATVs today, |
| tricycles.The four-wheeled versions of ATVs | | | | the sports models and the utility models.The |
| are commonly referred to as 'quads,' 'quad | | | | sports models are usually light, small |
| bikes' or 'quad cycles.'Six- and | | | | two-wheel drives, and therefore can |
| eight-wheeled ATVs are also available for | | | | accelerate quickly. They have a manual |
| specialized uses. Though the rider can sit on | | | | transmission and can reach speeds of up to 70 |
| them just as he would sit on a motorcycle, | | | | miles per hour.They are generally built for |
| the extra wheels make them more stable at | | | | racing purposes, and therefore should be |
| slower speeds. They are known as the AATVs | | | | lightweight and high-powered, with a good |
| (Amphibious All Terrain Vehicles)They are | | | | suspension and a low center of gravity. These |
| also considered to be Off Road Vehicles | | | | machines are used in various races like |
| (OTVs), like the jeep and the motorcycle.The | | | | motocross, woods, desert, drag racing, |
| first three-wheeled ATV was made by Honda in | | | | speedway and Tourist Trophy races, after |
| 1970. In 1982, Honda came out with the ATC | | | | modifications.The utility models are bigger |
| 250R, which was the first model to have a | | | | vehicles with a four-wheel drive. The maximum |
| full suspension, manual clutch and a disk | | | | speed they can reach is 60 miles per hour. |
| brake. It was favored by hunters and was for | | | | Utility ATVs are used for various tasks like |
| purely recreational use.In the later stages, | | | | hauling small loads or towing small |
| ATVs had such features as four-wheel drives, | | | | trailers.Popular producers of ATVs are Honda, |
| long-travel suspensions and liquid-cooled | | | | Yamaha, Suzuki and Arctic Cat.ATV provides |
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