ATV and Helmets

[trophyfish]

Question guys, going to simcoe with a few friends, planning on bringing my atv with a large otter sled behind can 2 guys sit in the sled while I drive? Do they need helmets also? Just want to make sure I don't break any rules on the ice. Can you double ride on the atv?

 

Thanks

Matt

[Terry]

as long as you have a towbar and they have helmets you're good to go

if the sled has a roof on it then they don't need helmets

[Big Cliff]

Can you double ride on the atv?

 

Thanks

Matt

 

Not legally even if it is a two up machine. That may be changing but hadn't as of last summer.

[skeeter]

Terry and Big Cliff are both right.

but if the atv is manufactured with a 2 up seat it is legal.

if you add a second seat onto it , then it is not legal.

like terry said TOWBAR not a rope.

a rigid tow bar can be made from a hockey stick or just about anything.

[Woodsman]

Terry,Big Cliff & skeeter are both right & wrong.

If the ATV is being operated under the HTA than two on an ATV is not legal, nor is it legal to have anyone in the sleigh.

If the ATV is being operated under the ORVA than two on the ATV (any ATV) is legal. In the sleigh is also legal. Under the ORVA there is also no requirement for a solid tow bar.Excellent idea though.

The requirement for a solid tow bar is in the MSVA.(snowmobiles)

Helmets are required at all times.

Here are the ORVA & MSVA Acts.

http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90o04_e.htm

http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90m44_e.htm

Notice helmets & insurance required under both acts. Only the MSVA mentions a rigid tow bar.

While on public roads the HTA generally applies.

[Big Cliff]

Terry,Big Cliff & skeeter are both right & wrong.

If the ATV is being operated under the HTA than two on an ATV is not legal, nor is it legal to have anyone in the sleigh.

If the ATV is being operated under the ORVA than two on the ATV (any ATV) is legal. In the sleigh is also legal. Under the ORVA there is also no requirement for a solid tow bar.Excellent idea though.

The requirement for a solid tow bar is in the MSVA.(snowmobiles)

Helmets are required at all times.

Here are the ORVA & MSVA Acts.

http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90o04_e.htm

http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90m44_e.htm

Notice helmets & insurance required under both acts. Only the MSVA mentions a rigid tow bar.

While on public roads the HTA generally applies.

Thanks for clarifying that, all I knew for sure was that I got stopped last spring with two up and got a warning but I was on the road. And Beans and I can both testify that helmets are required or you pay a $65.00 fine. Right Beans