CPSC at it again

[kb200x]

Trike fest is in less than a week. We need media coverage there and lots of it. If we could get some attention with trike fest and the large amount of us that still have and ride trikes and also do it safely and responsibly that is our best defense. We all know that the cpsc has no clue to the truth and I think we need to let people know that its not the trikes its the operator that causes a wipe out. My trike has never got pissed at me and bucked me off? Maybe they should band horses?


Someone call Larry King and invite him to trike fest

[LonesomeTriZ]

Here is the letter I just sent. not my best work, but I know more will follow.

"I apologize if this is not under the correct topic. I saw several it would fit under. I am aware of how busy your office must be, but I feel a need to voice my opinion on yet another freedom that is being trampled on by those who “knows what is best “. I am an avid ATV enthusiast. I prefer the older three wheelers and I have a very respectable collection worthy of any showroom. The GSPC is trying once again to band these great machines. If that happens I know a domino effect will follow. I am aware there are injuries from irresponsible riders. But common sense must prevail at some point. A machine will not do anything the rider does not tell it to do. Blaming the machine for an injury or death is ridiculous. I will be leaving in late June to serve as an officer in my third branch of military. I serve to help keep this country free. So to have a group making ridiculous claims and preventing me from taking part in a activity I enjoy cuts me to the bone. What is the point in defending freedom if a group such as this can take it away because they feel they “know best”? They know nothing and should take responsibility for their decisions and stop blaming inanimate objects for their carelessness. I will gladly support any action taken to stop this injustice. Thank you for hearing my concerns. "

[LonesomeTriZ]

Trike fest is in less than a week. We need media coverage there and lots of it. If we could get some attention with trike fest and the large amount of us that still have and ride trikes and also do it safely and responsibly that is our best defense. We all know that the cpsc has no clue to the truth and I think we need to let people know that its not the trikes its the operator that causes a wipe out. My trike has never got pissed at me and bucked me off? Maybe they should band horses?


Someone call Larry King and invite him to trike fest

Don't forget the Rampage as well. From what I understand that has a bigger turn out. They should get in on this as well.

[Maine_Triker]

OK geez... What a way to start my day.

We definitely need a strategy here... writing to our reps is a good start, someone needs to write to CPSC also.

No way they can get away with making this ban, if so we will fight it all the way to the freaking supreme court.

EDIT: Nice job on the letter Lonesome... everyone needs to write one like that

[atctim]

not knocking anyone here, but these letters need to be grammatically correct so we don't look bad

it is banned - not band

it is a ban or the action of being banned

a band is a rubber ring or a music making group of people

just wanted to make mention of this since I have seen it a number of times in this thread

I'll be the first to admit I am not the best speller - just wanted to clarify

[team-red-rider]

HEY 3wzforums and 3wheelerzone.com will help just tell us ut to do and i can write letters any thing needed !!! save our trikes!

[LonesomeTriZ]

Okay, spell check did me wrong on that one. Then I over looked it.

[chris200x]

Hmm, I really don't see this as a problem for most. I could be wrong here but if your machine is not registered and you always ride on private land way the heck out in the boondocks how on earth will they ever know?

[crackshot]

Your trikefest is a great way to get exposure but I will warn you to not ride drunk or drugged and wear safety gear more than ever now.
That means helmets even if you ride a short distance on any size wheeler.
The anti's would love to get a pics of irresposibility.

[Maine_Triker]

Hmm, I really don't see this as a problem for most. I could be wrong here but if your machine is not registered and you always ride on private land way the heck out in the boondocks how on earth will they ever know?

Yeah but what about us who ride on public land/trails? We will be screwed if this passes. Even if it does become a law, I have no intention of following it.

[Dammit!]

Your trikefest is a great way to get exposure but I will warn you to not ride drunk or drugged and wear safety gear more than ever now.
That means helmets even if you ride a short distance on any size wheeler.
The anti's would love to get a pics of irresposibility.

I was thinking the same thing. The trikefest dvd I bought has footage of people riding with no helmet, one hand on the bars and the other on a beer. Not the best image to project in this kind of situation.

[69HemiGTX]

I was thinking the same thing. The trikefest dvd I bought has footage of people riding with no helmet, one hand on the bars and the other on a beer. Not the best image to project in this kind of situation.

And as sad as it is, I would bet that one of these people already has a copy so that they can point and say "look at that!" to anyone and everyone nearby.

I wrote my Congressman the email below with links to both documents, so I really hope he takes the time to read them.

Congressman Lucas:

I am writing to inform you of a new proposal that could have a great effect on the tourism at Little Sahara State Park in Waynoka. The CPSC has taken on a renewed aggressive approach to three-wheeled ATVs and their usage. I'm sure you have heard about this proposal, but I felt it was necessary to send you links to the documents released by the CPSC. I firmly believe this is an infringement upon my rights. I have the right to own and ride three-wheeled ATVs at my leisure, and I also have the right to allow my nephews to ride them with me so that they will form a respect for their abilities to handle such machines and form lasting memories, too. Both of my nephews are old enough to ride, and the ATVs they ride are youth models, so I am not breaking any current laws. I grew up riding ATVs, both three and four-wheeled versions, and I always had proper adult supervision. I learned at an early age that if I was negligent while riding, I could be injured as a result. Education is the key to reducing the number of ATV related injuries and deaths, not knee-jerk reactions such as this. This education should not be limited to the youth riders, but moreover, be mostly aimed at their parents to counteract the tendency of many to view an ATV as a babysitter. If this proposal becomes law, it won't be long before they try to ban all youth ATVs, regardless of the number of wheels. Full-sized adult ATVs would possibly follow shortly thereafter. For fear of getting too emotionally charged over this issue, I will end by saying that the CPSC doesn't know what is best for me or my family, I do.

Thank you,

SPC Damon Sims
US Army


http://www.cpsc.gov/LIBRARY/FOIA/FOI...ief/ATVpt1.pdf

http://www.cpsc.gov/LIBRARY/FOIA/FOI...ief/ATVpt2.pdf

[deathman53]

the cspc needs to be concerned with something alot more important. One place where I ride I see so much stupidity by adults and kids. These people have no idea how to ride, the father buy a quad and the kids gets one, none of them know how to ride, both of them are all over the place on the track. I seen a few a accidents and I yelled at one parent who's kid had no business on the track and was cutting people off left and right. She yelled back at me with expressions of how can I talk because I was riding a banned and dangerous machine, and she refused to admit that her kid HAS to be watched and then her and the husband got on me about how much they paid. I did what anybody that actually cares about peoples safety does and I reported her to the office and she was kicked out not long after.
Three wheeled atv's are perectly safe, so are 4 wheeled ones, but why in 88 if 4 wheeled atv's were so safe did that year have the highest accident rate????? People need education and learn how to ride these bikes before they even remove them from the dealer. A video game like what used to be be around would be perect, just change the motorcycles to atv's and instead of race motorcycyles on the road, atv's on a track. Many buyers will fail and more training is needed before they can remove their bikes. People need to realize its all about education and training, first time atv buyers should have training mandatory. Even this won't stop about half the stupidity I see, as I see people flip utility atv's going slow as hell, they think its just like their car, just sit down and make yoursel comortable and turn the bars to turn. NO NO NO NO NO turn the bars and lean into the inside of the turn and you might have to adjust the amount of gas for the turn. Why is it that 3 wheelers are taking the light while the problem is with 4 wheelers making 50 horses and 700cc, this combined with their kids who are boughten too big of atv's with as little if not less unstanding how to ride. IS THIS FAIR???????? Put the blame where it belongs, trikes are such a small minority of the atv's used, but why are they being blamed and the real problem not being blamed??????

[crackshot]

What about dirt bikes, scooters, skateboards, roller blades and AUTOMOBILES along with all the other types of fun out there?

[TheGreg]

I have honestly never understood how threewheelers were banned before dirt bikes....they might as well ban tricycles for kids if they are going to do it like that.

I know this rule may not apply to where I live in Canada, but I can not help but feel outragged by this. I will do whatever I can to help you guy, this is not fare to all of you who put so much time into the trikes you love.