Oklahoma bill 1830 will ban children under 12 from riding any ATV

The news below was received from a concerned ATVers and they wish that everyone who will and will not be affected by this please write and voice your concern.  We all know that if this bill passes, other states could and most likely will follow with bills of their own.  We must unit now and act on this before it is to late.

Oklahoma Sen. Bernest Cain has introduced bill 1830.  This bill will make it illegal for anyone under the age of 12 to ride or operate ANY and ALL size of ATV.  Royce Wood of the AMA said we need to write and call our senators.

Please write, email, and phone your local Senator and Senator Bernest Cain in objection to senate bill 1830, which states in section 1 paragraph B that

• Any parent, legal guardian or person having actual responsibility for a child under twelve (12)years of age, who knows or should have known the child is operating or riding as a passenger on an all-terrain vehicle, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties as provided in subsection A of this section.

Also contact friends, family, associates, and anyone that may be affected by this bill.

Link to Senate Bill 1830
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06SB/SB1830_int.rtf

Link to state senators emails and phones numbers.
http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/directoryalpha.htm

Senator Bernest Cain
cain@oksenate.com
405 521-5610

Senator Owen Laughlin
laughlin@oksenate.gov
405 521-5626

Link to AMA action form letter against Senate bill 1830 http://capwiz.com/amacycle/issues/alert/?alertid=8420391&type=ST

CONTENT OF FORM LETTER:

Senate Bill 1830 would make it illegal for anyone under that age of 12 to operate an ATV.

This bill will deny my family the right to participate in our preferred family recreation. Families should be free to decide what to do in their spare time and parents must have discretion over the type of recreation in which their children participate.

I believe that rider education is the best approach to the long-term reduction of ATV-related injuries and fatalities. Rider education promotes the use of safety equipment, safe riding and improves rider skill.

I am concerned about ATV safety, but the safety of motorized recreation can be enhanced without making the participation of young persons a crime.

I respectfully request that you oppose SB 1830.

Please include personal contact info (eg: name, address, phone, email) when sending to your Senators.