January 22, 2008
Bowling
Green, Ky. - There will be a free ATV safety program training course Saturday, Jan. 26, for ages 12-18 at Western Kentucky University’s L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. The course runs from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The course, conducted by Dale Dobson of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, is open to the first 25 to register. Advanced registration is required by contacting Susan Jones (susan.jones@wku.edu) with WKU’s Department of Nursing or Lucy Juett (lucy.juett@wku.edu) with South Central Area Health Education Center (AHEC).
Topics include protective gear, main ATV parts and safety features, pre-ride inspections, operating and ATV, riding skills, riding on slopes and other terrains, first aid and emergency situations.
Cash prizes will be awarded during the course, including $100, $50 and $25 for first, second and third.
Kentucky led the nation in ATV deaths from 2002-2005 with 143. During the first five months of 2007, 17 people in Kentucky died and 129 were injured in ATV accidents.
The course is sponsored by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Kentucky Partnership for Farm Family Health and Safety Inc., South Central AHEC, WKU Institute for Rural Health Development & Research, WKU Department of Agriculture and University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service.
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