It apparently worked as injuries have declined from an estimated 108,000 in 1986 to 62,000 in 1995. The Federal Register reports that the risk of death has fallen from a high of 1.5 per 10,000 in 1985 to about 0.8 per 10,000 since 1991. The 1988 Decree included several key provisions. Required free ATV training Required the development of voluntary standards for ATV's This decree ended after 10 years on April 28, 1998. However, the manufactures and the government thought that the program was very successful so they continued as before, with very few changes.
Motorcycle safety is always a prime concern of the dealers.
We hate to hear of people getting hurt and I believe all of us support the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Course available through the Tulsa Community College here in Tulsa. Many of these efforts, I think, infringe on my right to ride and to choose what to wear when I ride. Actually, I am confused why anyone would target motorcycles in the first place. This equates to almost 467000 folks. Compare that with about just over 2100 deaths attributed to motorcycles.