ATV Safety Summit: Tranining Innovations - 4-H ATV Safety Training (South Carolina)

Pamela B. ArdernSC State 4-H Program Leader

Clemson Cooperative [email protected]

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Why?• Part of National 4-H Healthy Living mission mandate of Personal Safety.

• 25+ years promoting ATV safety awareness to 18+ million: workshops, exhibits, fairs, community events, school health and PE classes, after school, clubs, and through media efforts.

• 34% of rural households own or operate ATVs for farm use and recreation.

• Many 4-H families own and operate ATVs as well as the general public.

Current Situation

4-H ATV Safety Education

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CPSC Statistics• 1982-2009 (27 years) - 10,281 reported deaths.

• 376 deaths one year, 2009.

• 1982-2009, 26% of deaths (2,674), younger than 16, 43% (1,140), under age 12.

•In 2009, 131,900 injuries reported; 32,400 younger than 16.

Successful prevention is behavioral change resulting in absence of injury

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Education

Why 4-H is InvolvedTo reduce and prevent ATV related injury and mortality through Community ATV Safety Education and State 4-H Facilitated ASI ATV RiderCourse Initiatives.

Situation:

Responsible use of ATVs leads to lower incidences

of rider injury and mortality.



Goals 4-H ATV Safety

• Educate and inform pre-teen, teen, and adult ATV riders about safe riding techniques and practices.

• Help pre-teens and teens increase critical thinking and life skills and enhance their abilities to assess risk and solve problems regarding the use of ATVs by youth under the age of 16 years.

• Educate parents and other caregivers to protect young riders through supervision and monitoring.

• Help communities address issues related to safe use of ATVs.


Purpose of 4-H ATV Safety

• Not wearing a helmet and other protective gear.

• Carrying passengers on ATVs not designed for more than one person.

• Operating/riding on pavement.

• Operating/riding on or alongside of the road.

• Operating/riding an ATV that is an appropriate size and power.

Reduce ATV related injuries and fatalities of youth and adults by changing behavior in the following risk factor areas:





4-H is Focused on Personal Safety


1EXPERIENCE

the activity,perform, do it

2SHARE

the results,reactions, and observations

publicly

3PROCESSby discussing, looking at the experience;

analyze, reflect

4GENERALIZE

to connect theexperience to

real worldexamples

5APPLY

what was learnedto a similar or

different situation;practice

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4-H Facilitated ASI ATV RiderCourse Outputs2008 – Present

The ATV Safety Institute ATV RiderCourse is a hands-on half-day program conducted by licensed ATV Safety Institute Instructors.


125,000+Participants in ATV Safety

awareness activities:Schools, camps, etc.

700Adult/Youth Educators and

Volunteers trained as ATV Safety Education Facilitators

8,000Train-the-trainers taught

ATV Safety with 4-H ATV Safety Leader’s Guide activities

4-H Facilitated ATV Safety Community Education Outputs 2005 - 2011

4-H has been directly involved in ATV safety education since the mid 1980’s through community based education programs that utilize the nationally developed 4-H ATV safety curriculum and other educational resources to train educators and volunteers.


Action Plans:

Action 1• Provide ATV Rider Course Trainings

Action 2• Teach Youth 2-Hour ATV Safety Awareness Programs

Action 3• Youth Participate in ATV Safety E – Course Programs

Action 4• Youth Participate in TREADSYLVANIA On Line Game

Action 5• Youth Participate in ASI ATV PSA Safety Contest – “Do The Ride Thing”


OK and AR 4-H – ASI ATV RiderCourse Instructors


National 4-H Websitewww.atv-youth.org

Individual State Websites


http://www.atv-youth.org/

ATV Safety Community-Based

Collaboration Guide

ATV Safety Leader’s Guide

4-H ATV Safety Educational Resources


4-H ATV Rider Tips Posters


ASI ATV Rider Handbook

ASI ATV Safety Educational Resources


ASI ATV Safety Guides

ASI ATV Safety E-Course

https://cbt.svia.org/moodle/login/index.php


ATV Vehicle Safety “Every Ride Every Time”

Facilitators Discussion Guide

A Trip UnplannedAn ATV Safety Story DVD

AR Children’s Hospital ATV Safety Educational Resources

4-H ATV Safety

Pamela B. ArdernSouth Carolina 4-H Program Leader

Clemson Cooperative [email protected]


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