All Terrain Vehicle Safety: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 3991 ... March 16, 1988U.S. Government Printing Office, 1988 - 397 pages |
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... costs due to these inherently dangerous machines . This figure does not include the terrible price many families pay due to the permanent maiming or loss of their loved ones . We can no longer afford this debt . Our children , who are ...
... costs due to these inherently dangerous machines . This figure does not include the terrible price many families pay due to the permanent maiming or loss of their loved ones . We can no longer afford this debt . Our children , who are ...
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... cost them money to buy back these murderous vehicles that they sold to people under false pretenses . I have seen tapes of the promotional materials that they sent to their dealers in marketing these vehicles . They wanted them mar ...
... cost them money to buy back these murderous vehicles that they sold to people under false pretenses . I have seen tapes of the promotional materials that they sent to their dealers in marketing these vehicles . They wanted them mar ...
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... money back- these vehicles cost a lot of money . Some people might keep them because well , maybe they are not as bad as they say and I put out a lot of money for this thing . Mr. NIELSON . Mrs. Duncan , as you described your 25.
... money back- these vehicles cost a lot of money . Some people might keep them because well , maybe they are not as bad as they say and I put out a lot of money for this thing . Mr. NIELSON . Mrs. Duncan , as you described your 25.
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... vehicle returns , the added cost to the industry of the refund program would likely be passed on to future purchasers of four - wheeled ATV's , since the distributors would not be able to resell the returned machines 31.
... vehicle returns , the added cost to the industry of the refund program would likely be passed on to future purchasers of four - wheeled ATV's , since the distributors would not be able to resell the returned machines 31.
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... cost to the industry of the refund program would likely be passed on to subsequent purchasers of 4 wheeled ATVs , since the distributors would not be able to resell the returned machines in this country except as scrap or for used parts ...
... cost to the industry of the refund program would likely be passed on to subsequent purchasers of 4 wheeled ATVs , since the distributors would not be able to resell the returned machines in this country except as scrap or for used parts ...
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30 percent accidents action adult-sized ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES REPORTED American Honda Attorney ATV distributors ATV industry ATV manufacturers ATV operators ATV safety ATV Task Force ATV's BARTON bill Bill of Attainder BROWN & PLATT Chairman children under 16 COLLISION HIT TREE Commissioner Congress Congressman Consumer Product Safety costs court CPSC CUTLER DANNEMEYER dealers DEATHS ASSOCIATED DRIVER 22 Drivers 16 due process FAGE FSEX FCITY Federal Final Consent Decree FLORIO four-wheeled ATVs FSUM FTYPEVEH hearing HIT BY CAR Honda Motor Co IIIT issue LANDED ON VICTIM legislation NIELSON OVERTURNED LANDED PERIOD JAN preliminary consent decree Product Safety Act Product Safety Commission protect purchasers questions recall refund requirements resale resold ride rider risk of injury SCANLON scenario separation of powers settlement staff SVIA TERRAIN CHG terrain vehicles three-wheeled ATVs VICTIM DRIVER voluntary standard warnings WHEELS 3 WHEELS WHEELS DRIVER 14 WHEELS PASSENGER WIIEELS WILLENS
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