Free Training Offered During Arizona’s ATV Safety Week

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

PHOENIX, Ariz. -(Ammoland.com)- The Arizona Game and Fish Department and the ATV Safety Institute will join forces to promote off-highway vehicle (OHV) safety as part of ATV Safety Week, which runs from June 2-11.

To help mark the occasion, AZGFD will offer a free hands-on ATV safety course from 7 a.m. to noon Tuesday, June 6; Thursday, June 8 and Saturday, June 10 at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility at 4044 W. Black Canyon Blvd. in Phoenix.

“Safety courses are great for any kind of rider – regardless of how skilled or how long you’ve ridden,” said Kim Jackson, AZGFD OHV Safety Education Program manager. “Taking a safety course is a great way to get updated on proper OHV use, law changes and other OHV-related information.”

In 2015, 423 people required hospitalization as a result of OHV-related injuries, according to hospital figures maintained by the Arizona Department of Health Services. Forty-one percent of those injured were 15-34 years old and of all accidents, 77 percent of riders were male.

“OHVs can offer good fun, but these machines can also be dangerous if its operator is not properly educated on safe and ethical use,” Jackson …Read the Rest

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