A 13-year-old boy from Saskatoon is among three people killed in separate fatal ATV crashes in Saskatchewan and Manitoba over the weekend of June 10.
Wyatt Ewen's untimely death further accentuates the need for more safety regulations around ATVs, experts say.
Ewen was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets 574 Dakota Squadron and was looking forward to graduating Grade 8. John Meed, general manager of Saskatchewan All Terrain Vehicle Association , said the frequency of fatalities in Saskatchewan stays steady. Meed said crashes also often happen when people take passengers on quads designed for one person. He said this disrupts the balance of the vehicle, causing it to flip over, especially going up and down hills."We have been lobbying the government for years to try and get some registration done for ATVs. From those registrations, there could be some funds that could help develop safe trails.
Daub said another contributing factor to such incidents is lack of physical driver safety training. He said the council highly recommends ATV riders and parents should get trained.
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