Dear ATV Rider:
You are receiving this email because you indicated on the Oregon Parks on-line ATV Safety Course that you would like to get notifications from us. Please contact us at atv.info@state.or.us if you wish to be removed from this list.

This is the first of several notifications that, beginning January 1, 2012, youth under 16 operating a Class I or III ATV (quads and motorcycles) will be required to attend a hands-on training course before riding on Oregon’s public lands.

Currently only the on-line safety course is required to receive an ATV Safety Education Card. In 2012 obtaining the card becomes a two-step process for youth, where step-two is the receiving of hands-on training.

Because there are approximately 35,000 youth in Oregon that fall under these new requirements, we strongly advise you to not wait until 2012 to get your child into a training course! Instructors are in short supply in Oregon and we anticipate that all training courses offered will be filled.

You can enroll your child now by contacting the ATV Safety Institute (ASI) for quad training or the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) “Dirt bike School” for off-road motorcycles. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is subsidizing $45 of the cost of this training for Oregon youth under 16. That means that the cost to the parent is only $10 for quad training and $30 for motorcycle training. Contact them at:

ASI: https://online.svia.org/training/ 800-887-2887
MSF: http://www.dirtbikeschool.com 866-260-1783

Or you can contact instructors directly by visiting our web site at: http://www.oregonohv.org/OPRD/ATV/ASI_MSF.shtml

If your child has previously been trained by ASI or MSF they will not have to obtain training again for that class of vehicle. Oregon Parks is working with ASI/MSF to generate new ATV Safety Education Cards prior to 2012 for youth who have completed both the Oregon Parks on-line ATV Safety Course and a hands-on rider course. These new cards will show the date your child received training from ASI, MSF, or both.

If you have any questions regarding this or any other ATV-related matter please contact our ATV hotline at 877-7SAFELY (877-772-3359). Many ATV questions can also be answered by going to our web site at www.oregonOHV.org. You can also email your questions to atv.info@state.or.us.

We’ll be sure to keep you updated on matters relating to off-highway recreation in Oregon.
Ride Safe, Ride Smart, Ride Oregon!

John Lane
ATV Safety Education Coordinator


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