Know how to operate your ATV controls to improve your safety

Operational controls include throttle, gear shift, brakes and clutch (if you have one). To be a safe ATV rider you must maintain control of your vehicle at all times. ATV operations require riders to develop skills for starting, stopping and turning. Riders should be familiar with the unique features and controls for each ATV. Not all ATVs are alike, controls may vary in location, function and operation. Read the manufacturers manual to make sure that you know where controls are located and how to operate them correctly at all times.

This online training is part of a series modeled after the ATV Safety Institute (ASI) hands-on RiderCourses ™ designed to increase your knowledge, skills and abilities for safer use of ATVs at work and for recreation. We hope that you will learn a new respect for the serious nature of ATVs and seek the 5-hour, hands-on, ASI RiderCourse in your area.

Find a hands-on course at http://www.atvsafety.org/RiderCourse.....

Funded by the High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (http://www.hicahs.colostate.edu) (CDC/NIOSH 2 U54-OH008085), Montana State University Extension, and the Mountain and Plains Education and Research Center (CDC/NIOSH Grant T42OH009229).

Content Specialist and ATV Safety Expert: Ken Nelson, MSU Extension Agent, McCone County
Principal Investigators: Drs. David Gilkey and John Rosecrance, HICAHS Safety and Health Experts
Technical Design Specialist: Joshua Scott, Director of Continuing Education, MAP ERC
Videos Filmed by Chris Wright at Front Range Media

Special thanks to Dr. Charles “Butch” Taylor and others at the Texas A&M Research Station, San Angelo, TX for providing support and providing the site location.

This video is provided for informational and educational purposes only. The video contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of CDC/NIOSH or any other funders.