Quad Bikes
Few takers for safety subsidy
Of the 35,000 farmers and businesses eligible to access a subsidy for crush protection devices for quad bikes, only 270 have taken it up. Audio
Few takers for safety subsidy
Of the 35,000 farmers and businesses eligible to access a subsidy for crush protection devices for quad bikes, only 270 have taken it up.
AudioAustralia makes roll bars compulsory on quad bikes.
Australia is making it compulsory for quad bikes to have roll bars. The panel discusses whether New Zealand will follow suit. Audio
Mandatory safety standards for quad bikes could be on the cards
Kaye Marie Blance was found dead under a quad bike. Four years after her death, mandatory safety standards could be on the cards.
Mandatory safety standards could be on cards for quad bikes
Mandatory safety standards for quad bikes could be on the cards following the coroner's report on the death of a West Coast farm assistant. Audio
Quad bikes: Another death
A man has died in a fatal quad bike crash on a farm in Makarau, north of Auckland. He'd been trapped under the bike and died at the scene police say. It's just one of a number of fatalities involving… Audio
Quad bike deaths: Tour group did not have permission to be on land - owner
The group did not have permission to be on the remote Otago high country land where the crash killed two, the station owner says.
Agency bans quad bikes after worker death
The death of an employee has prompted a government pest-control agency to ban its workers from using quad bikes.
Call for quad bike ban for under-16s
Doctors are urging New Zealand and Australia to ban the use of quad bikes by children under 16, saying the death toll is "quite frankly unacceptable".
Farm to pay $130,000 over quad bike death
A Waipawa farm has been ordered to pay $130,000 in fines and reparations after a worker died when they were crushed under a quad bike.
Recreational riders need more training in safely driving ATVs
Government denials of significant delays at Family Courts are wearing thin for those tied up in the system. Audio
Quad bike death count higher than reported - victim's mother
The mother of a teen who died on a quad bike says official figures on deaths caused by the vehicles are wrong, and lax safety standards have almost led to an epidemic of lives being lost. Audio
Quad bike deaths at record high
The number of deaths from quad bike accidents has reached a record annual high, and an agriculture experts says the rate is predicted to rise.
Teenager dies in quad bike crash in Waikato
A teenage girl has died and another person has serious injuries after a quad bike crash in Kāwhia in Waikato.
Quad bike widow calls for more education
The widow of a farmer killed in a quad bike accident says education, not hefty fines, is the key to reducing accidents and deaths involving the bikes.
Quad bikes one of biggest killers of kids on farms
Quad bike accidents are the biggest cause of death for children on farms, and WorkSafe New Zealand is urging farmers to keep an eye on children as school holidays begin.
Research links personality, confidence to accidents
New research has linked how farmers' personality traits, behaviour and confidence are linked to quad bike accidents.
Farmers reject quad bike licensing
Farmers are rejecting calls for a quad bike licensing system. Audio
Call to ban children from motorbikes
Safety officials want children banned from riding quad bikes or motorcycles following the death of a six-year-old girl in Wairarapa yesterday. Audio
Deaths of children on quad bikes
A just released report has found that children in rural areas are four times more likely to die in accidents than in urban areas. Audio