Christopher McNeil, Owner of McNeil Training Simulators, presented this at CPSC's ATV Safety Summit Oct. 12, 2012. McNeil Simulators (ohvsimulators.com): ATV Safety Awareness Simulator Abstract: The ATV Simulator course is intended to be taught at area schools. Used as a tool to promote State’s OHV rules and regulations, active riding techniques, and participation in a required or not safety rider course in a statewide outreach. Students are guided through lessons in a predictable and well sequenced manner. Five major topics are stressed: 1. Safety Gear. 2. Proper fitting guidelines. 3. Center of gravity showing physics of the machine. 4. Machine's capabilities and operator's abilities. 5. Speed vs. Control. The Simulator is a mechanical devise that hydraulically simulates angular movements of an ATV traveling uphill, downhill, side hills, cornering, or a combination of movements. Combined with a series of lessons from start to finish different active riding techniques are achieved. The student actively takes the opportunity to feel the movement- angular forces, and learns proper safe riding skills per instruction eye to eye and some video if preferred. Therefore, instruction can be corrected and positively reinforced if needed. Along with riding skills; pre-riding safety (proper safety gear, weight vs. machine size, center of gravity instruction, hazards of riding double, other) is emphasized. Riding ethics on public lands is also stressed. Average class time is 50 minutes. I have reached over 30,000 students this exciting new awareness program always stressing the need to take a hands-on rider course. Seven other States are now using the simulator as well. It has become a valuable tool for ATV awareness safety training.

1. McNeil Simulators
Inc. October 2012
The ATV Safety Simulator Trainer
Family & Youth Outreach Program
Presented by
Mr. Christopher
McNeil
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2. Overview
1 Introduction
2 Introduction (cont.)
3 Wyoming Outreach
4 Current Outreach Programs
5 Conclusion
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3. Holden Leroy-Blake
McNeil
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4. Introduction
• The ATV Safety Simulator is
hydraulically operated and
creates
uphill, downhill, side hill
simulations, and the
handlebars
are free to simulator cornering
• One on one instruction with the
student ensures proper riding
techniques for safe operation.
• The student can actually feel
the
angular forces and shift their
body
weight accordingly
per/instruction.
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5. Portable Unit
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6. Outdoor or Indoor set up
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7. Wyoming Outreach
Wyoming 2008 to 2012, One Instructor,
2 Simulators ATV & Snowmobile
95 Elementary schools &
Jr. High schools. (21,000
students plus)
50 min/90 min classes
13 County Fairs
1 State Fair every
year. (10,000 plus)
25 annual events,
health & safety fairs,
kids for outdoors,
Expos, & other events.
(10,000 plus)
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8. Current Outreach
Per State
IDAHO
Mobile Education Trailer & Simulator
Participation
120000 111200
100000 89600
80000
60000 54400 51300
44050 Participation
37530
40000
20000
200
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
3 Simulators
North, East, and West.
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9. Current Outreach
Per State
Montana Minnesota North Dakota
1 Simulator 1 Simulator
1 Simulator
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10. Current Outreach
Per State
Northern
New Mexico Arizona Pennsylvania
California
1 Simulator 1 Simulator 1 Simulator 1 Simulator
(Currently 11 in use)
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11. Conclusion
• Bottom line; its all about reaching out to Kids and their families.
• Reaching out on a mass scale and be cost effective.
• Promoting national or state training opportunities.
(State programs, Tread Lightly!, online training, ASI, MSF etc.).
• Where can I get more training if I need it?
Awareness!…information!......Why’s?.......How's?........When’s?.....
Recommended or Required?........here are the details!
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12. Other Video
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