Can someone edit this. It is supposed to be like 2 paragraphs and about the nullification crisis As of right now, according to Oregon’s Law ‘...anyone under the age of 16 operating an ATV on public lands is to be supervised by an adult over the age of 18…Youth under the age of 16 are required to have on-line safety training and hands-on rider training.’ While Federal laws state ‘...to be at least 12 years of age to operate an ATV on state land.’
When you look at the rates, it shows the only ⅓ of the fatalities are riders who are 16 and under. That leaves the other ⅔ to be LEGAL adults. Meaning in places like Oregon who have less riders than states such as Idaho should minimize the legal age down to at least 14. That way both sides would still get what they want. Oregon will have the age higher than Federal laws and Federal will have it lower than what Oregon wants it to be.
I do believe that they should nullify this law because quite a bit of Oregon doesn’t ride so the fatality rate would stay down. I am bringing up the fatalities because that is the only reason that Oregon's Law still is to be 16 and older. It would be a little different if the ⅔ was younger riders. I do believe that states should be able nullify certain laws. Many laws vary depending on the person. But people vary from state to state. So each state is different and needs different laws.