Patent ID: 8457867

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a frame; a vehicle body disposed on the frame; a power pack supported at least in part by the frame for powering the vehicle, the power pack including an engine; an electronic control unit (ECU) electrically connected to the power pack; at least one seat supported by the frame for receiving a rider thereon; a steering assembly disposed at least in part forwardly of the seat for steering the vehicle; a startup switch electrically connected to the ECU, actuation of the startup switch causing a signal to be sent to the ECU indicative of a desired operation of the vehicle; a display device disposed forwardly of the seat for displaying information to the rider, the display device being electrically connected to the ECU, the information being at least one of at least one previously stored text message and at least one previously stored graphical image, the information being displayed only after the ECU has been activated; and a confirmation switch electrically connected to the ECU, actuation of the confirmation switch causing a confirmation signal to be sent to the ECU indicative of a display of information to a rider; wherein upon activation of the ECU, the ECU prevents the vehicle from moving unless one of: information is displayed by the display device and the confirmation signal is received by the ECU; and the activation of the ECU is within a predetermined period of time after a previous activation of the ECU, the previous activation of the ECU having been followed by operation of the vehicle.