The Merrillville Indiana personal injury law firm, Schlyer & Associates, the Aggressive Trial Lawyers is sharing a warning issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).  The CPSC is urging ATV riders to stay safe on the trails and make 2012 the year that curbs the annual rise in deaths and injuries seen every summer.

According to the CPSC, many deaths and injuries occur when an inexperienced driver loses control of an ATV, is thrown from an ATV, overturns the vehicle, or collides with a fixed object or a motor vehicle. ATV drivers with more than one year of experience have a much lower risk of injury than relatively new drivers.

Training can bridge that gap by showing new drivers how to handle multiple off-road riding situations. Retailers and organizations around the country offer hands-on training to help riders gain experience and learn safe riding practices.

CPSC offers the following guidelines to help riders recognize hazards and make riding both fun and safe:

• All ATV drivers, adults and children, should take a hands-on ATV safety course from a certified instructor.
• Always wear protective gear - especially a helmet - when riding ATVs.
• Do not ride on a single-rider ATV as a passenger or carry a passenger if you drive one.
• Never allow more people on any ATV than the vehicle was designed to carry.
• Do not drive ATVs on paved roads. ATVs have solid rear axles, which make turning on paved surfaces difficult and dangerous and increase the risk of the ATV overturning or hitting another object, such as a tree or car.
• Do not permit children younger than 16 years old to drive or ride adult ATVs. Children younger than 16 years old lack the developmental skills to safely drive adult ATVs, and more than 90 percent of all injuries to children involve this scenario. Likewise, children younger than 6 should never be on an ATV - either as a driver or passenger.

To learn more about safe riding and the safety of your family on ATVs, visit ATVSafety.gov

The Aggressive Trial Lawyers at  Schlyer & Associates have the experience to represent you in many types of personal injury cases or other legal matters.

The attorneys at Schlyer & Associates have experience in many types of personal injury cases.  For example, the lawyers at Schlyer & Associates represent individuals hurt in car accidents, bus accidents, truck accidents, car crashes, collisions, plane crashes, slip and falls, premises liability incidents, train accidents, intersection accidents, boating accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, bike accidents, medical malpractice, nursing errors, hospital negligence, surgical mistakes, burns, amputations, brain injuries, medication errors, pharmacy errors, premises liability, workers compensation, construction accidents, industrial accidents, traffic accidents, wrongful death claims, explosions, FELA cases, defective products, product liability, negligence claims and many other injury cases.  Many cases are settled before a law suit is filed.  If not, the attorneys will work with you to prepare your case for trial and seek a jury verdict to compensate you for your harms and losses.

If you believe you have a legal matter to discuss with us, please contact Schlyer & Associates today at (219) 757-0225 to schedule a free meeting with an Aggressive Trial Lawyer to discuss the compensation and recovery you may be entitled to receive.

The lawyers at Schlyer & Associates routinely represents clients that live in Lake County or Porter County, Indiana, including the communities of Hammond, East Chicago, Griffith, Highland, Gary, Whiting, Munster, Dyer, St. John, Schererville, Cedar Lake, Lake Station, Crown Point, Merrillville, Hobart, New Chicago, Lowell, Lake Dalecarlia, Winfield, Miller, Lake Village, Dune Acres, Kouts, Odgen Dunes, Chesterton, Town of Pines, Portage, Porter, Wheeler, Valparaiso, Hebron, South Haven or Beverly Shores as well as in the greater Chicago, Illinois area.  Many of the Aggressive Trial Lawyers at Schlyer & Associates are licensed in both in Indiana and Illinois.

If you need a personal injury attorney or need to file a personal Affordable Bankruptcy, we are conveniently located near the intersection of Broadway and U.S. 30 in Merrillville, Indiana, down the street from Excel Academies of Cosmetology, Ted's Imported FoodsandCosmo Prof (a distributor of beauty products to licensed professionals).

Posted by Attorney David R. Novak

200 West 80th Place, Merrillville, Indiana (219) 757-0225