Age- and gender-based patterns in youth all-terrain vehicle (ATV) riding behaviors

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• Personal Author:
  Jinnah H ; Stoneman Z
• Description:
  Injuries to youth on all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) have been increasing exponentially in recent years. Youth under age 16 years are four times more likely to require emergency room treatments. This study explored the relationships and differences in ATV risk and safety behaviors based on age, gender, and age at ATV driving/ riding initiation. Data was collected from 180 farm youth between 10 and 19 years of age. The study brought to light an important factor that influences risky ATV behaviors of youth, namely their age at ATV driving and riding initiation. The sooner that youth (boys and girls) were exposed to ATVs, including riding with their family or friends, the sooner they started driving ATVs themselves, and the more likely they were to indulge in several ATV risk behaviors when older. This effect was more pronounced for boys than girls. Overall, girls in this study were equally likely to engage in many of the risky ATV behaviors like taking and giving rides on single seat ATVs, driving adult-sized ATVs, driving ATVs on public roads, and driving ATVs really fast. However, they were less likely to wear protective attire, leaving them more vulnerable to injuries and fatalities during crashes. Implications of the findings and future directions are discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Aging Automobiles Behavior Emergency Responders Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety

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• Keywords:
  Adolescents Age-groups Author Keywords: All-terrain Vehicle Safety Drivers Emergency-care Emergency-treatment Exposure-levels Humans Injuries Injury Prevention Morbidity-rates Mortality-rates Motor-vehicles Personal Protective Equipment Use Risk-factors Safety-practices Youth ATV Risky Behaviors Youth Safety

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  163-170
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047291
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2016 Apr; 21(2):163-170
• Contact Point Address:
  Hamida Jinnah, PhD, Assistant Professor, Institute on Human Development and Disability, University of Georgia, 850 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605, USA
• Email:
  hamida@uga.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  University of Georgia
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070801
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20110731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b38f6c365272291dd3dcfa5bf77ac9b57540ee2dc499f58b77a4cf2b28c15b698a33a61828cc3fc4aaf3f8b0bee0300f55ee98bbdc6b6f45fd2a750253fb8a85
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202421/cdc_202421_DS1.pdf
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