Tie vote nixes bill to let 6-year-olds drive OHVs
Current law allows a child age eight or older to ride an OHV on public property. Under HB237, anyone between ages six to 12 would have been allowed to ride an OHV, but not without the supervision of someone age 18 or older.
OHV's can range from a motorcycle to four-wheeler.
Sponsoring Rep. Aaron Tilton, R-Springville, said during floor debate that his measure was a good idea. There are many children younger than age 6 that compete on OHVs, or ride them on private property, he said.
"These children are proficient with machines that they can ride on private property or at a sanctioned event, but as soon as they leave, the state has deemed them not qualified," Tilton said. "They cannot ride on public lands. In some cases, they ride better than adults."
But Rep. Sheryl Allen, R-Bountiful, said Monday that many parents and grandparents are actually satisfied with the current law, which only allows children 8 years and older to use an OHV. "We use it to say, no, you really can't take this machine on your own," she said.
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