{"id":83693,"date":"2026-06-04T11:01:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=83693"},"modified":"2026-06-04T11:01:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:01:45","slug":"atv-safety-week-june-1-7-ride-smart-ride-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/atv-safety-week-june-1-7-ride-smart-ride-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"ATV Safety Week (June 1-7): Ride Smart. Ride Safe."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-04-at-11.00.57.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-83694\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-04-at-11.00.57-300x168.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-04-at-11.00.57-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-04-at-11.00.57-600x336.png 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-04-at-11.00.57-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-04-at-11.00.57.png 774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Half of ATV riders killed in OPP-investigated incidents were not wearing a helmet, a trend that hasn\u2019t improved in over a decade. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Nearly half of fatalities also involve alcohol or drugs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">These are preventable tragedies. Before you hit the trails:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Wear a helmet, every ride, every time<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Never ride impaired<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Control your speed and stay alert<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Your choices don\u2019t just impact you, they affect your passengers, your family, and your community. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Learn more and start safe: consider training through Ontario\u2019s Youth ATV Rider Training Program\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">and visit OFATV for safety tips .<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Half of ATV riders killed in OPP-investigated incidents were not wearing a helmet, a trend that hasn\u2019t improved in over a decade. Nearly half of fatalities also involve alcohol or drugs. These are preventable tragedies. Before you hit the trails: Wear a helmet, every ride, every time Never ride impaired Control your speed and stay &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":83694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-11 13:35:15","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83693"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83695,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83693\/revisions\/83695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}