[09.03.10]
Mass. First To Ban ATVs For Kids Under 14
www.commonhealth.wbur.org

Notice to the tens of thousands of Massachusetts families with All-Terrain Vehicles: If you were ever foolhardy enough to let children ride your ATV, those days are over.

Amid the flurry of bills passed at the end of July was one that, as of Oct. 1, makes Massachusetts the first state in the nation to declare ATVs off-limits to children under 14, the bill’s backers say.

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[08.29.10]
Kayla back in school
www.postandcourier.com

SUMMERVILLE -- As Kayla Beczynski got ready to return to school this year, her biggest concern was what other students at Summerville High would think of her.

Kayla had been out of school since May 2009, when an all-terrain-vehicle wreck left her paralyzed and battling for her life. In the months that followed, she endured endless surgeries, therapies and evaluations as she fought her way back.

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[08.01.10]
Rules toughened for riding ATVs, for children's sake
www.boston.com

New legislation putting serious restrictions on all-terrain-vehicle riding is garnering praise from parents whose children have been injured or killed on these three- and four-wheeled off-road vehicles, and criticism from ATV enthusiasts.

The aim of the legislation, dubbed Sean’s Bill, in memory of an 8-year-old Plymouth child killed in a 2006 ATV accident, is to keep riders too young to handle the powerful machines off them.

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