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ATV groups and manufacturers ask Senate panel to raise legal width limit from 64 to 72 inches
Summary
The Vermont ATV Sportsman's Association told the Senate Transportation Committee manufacturers are shifting ATV designs wider for stability and safety, and asked the committee to raise the statutory registration width from 64 inches to 72 inches so new machines can be registered.
Tommy O'Connor, executive director of the Vermont ATV Sportsman's Association (VASA), told the Senate Transportation Committee that manufacturers have increased the practical width of many all-terrain vehicles and that state statute should be updated to avoid leaving new machines unregistrable.
"Currently, as the title reads, 64 inches in width is the maximum for the ATV registration for the state of Vermont," O'Connor said. "These 3 primary manufacturers are changing to go between 65 and 72 at the max, and they're labeling 3 reasons. Stability and safety is their primary." (Tommy O'Connor, Vermont ATV Sportsman's…
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