This is following an incident when a 5 year old child rode a quad-bike out of the family drive-way, struck a car and unfortunately died (despite wearing a possibly-improperly fastened helmet)....
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Child safety organisation Kidsafe WA today said quad bikes, or all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), were not safe for children despite being seen as recreational vehicles.
"It does seem as if there is this perception that this is a recreational activity therefore perhaps not that dangerous and something that the children can do," Kidsafe WA executive director Sue Wicks said.
"It is a piece of equipment. They might not have the same engine power as a racing car but they are fast and they're heavy."
Ms Wicks urged parents against allowing children to operate any kind of motorised vehicles.
"Young children don't have the experience and the skills to be able to properly control these motorised vehicles, and because they are motorised, when things go wrong, they go wrong very quickly," she said.
"It does seem as if there is this perception that this is a recreational activity therefore perhaps not that dangerous and something that the children can do," Kidsafe WA executive director Sue Wicks said.
"It is a piece of equipment. They might not have the same engine power as a racing car but they are fast and they're heavy."
Ms Wicks urged parents against allowing children to operate any kind of motorised vehicles.
"Young children don't have the experience and the skills to be able to properly control these motorised vehicles, and because they are motorised, when things go wrong, they go wrong very quickly," she said.
What age do all the F1 drivers start competing in motorised equipment?!!!!
Such a stupid world we live in