I can not get this stuipid post to look right!
You all know that three wheelers are still more stable then two wheelers.
I had them when I was a kid, and other then riding over my leg every now and then, I didn't crash them as much as I did my dirt bike.
I had a quad and hated it. Whenever I crashed it, it seemed to land on me.
In 1984, skyrocketing ATV sales led to an increase in
accidents, prompting an investigation by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
In 1986, CPSC statistics suggested that most ATV accidents were due to improper rider behavior that ignored the distributor's warnings.
No inherent flaw was found in the three-wheel or four-wheel ATV design.
Honda's owner's manuals and product warning labels
stressed the importance of proper ATV operation to its customers. Through a national industry safety campaign, there was a 33 percent decline in recorded CPSC injury statistics between 1984 and 1988.
Nevertheless, on April 28, 1988, the U.S. ATV distributors entered
into an unprecedented 10-year agreement with the CPSC called the
Final Consent Decree. Under the agreement, the ATV industry made a $100
million commitment to expand existing safety programs.
Among the many components of this agreement, free training and training
incentives were offered to owners and purchasers of new ATVs.
Additionally, distributors would no longer market three-wheeled ATVs,
repurchasing any unsold three-wheel models from dealer inventory.
BTW: I remember seeing three wheelers for rent at Put-in-Bay back in the
1980's that were allowed to drive on the roads.
