Head injuries are the most common cause of death from using ATVs and everyone riding a quad bike should wear a suitable helmet. Helmets are available that have been designed for farm operations that do not obstruct your vision or hearing.
Anyone riding an ATV should also have specific training on how to handle and maintain the machine. You can get details of suitable training courses from Lantra, franchised ATV dealers, manufacturers’ websites and agricultural colleges.
ATVs can often be viewed as the poor relation of farm vehicles, despite being one of the most used. Levels of maintenance and safeguards should be the same on ATVs as those on bigger machines such as tractors and combine harvesters.
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