Big Brother at it again

[Homer J]

If you ever wanted to get a small atv or dirt bike for your youngster it might be to late.

Yesterday, a law went into effect prohibiting the sale of minicycles to children under the age of 13 as a result of the lead content in the machines (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, Title I, Section 101). This law, which arguably applies to both motorcycles and ATVs, treats any children's product that contains more lead than the limit established by law as a banned hazardous substance.

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[ylexot]

Because children are eating motorcycles and ATV's?

 

[Lugnut]

Because children are eating motorcycles and ATV's?

Only the REALLY fat ones. And only because trans-fats were banned. It's that old "law of unintended consequences" :shrug:

 

[theArtistFormerlyKnownAs]

Next thing, kids won't be able to hunt with lead ammo or fish with lead weights

 

[HunterJJD]

Nothing new. Go into a shop and tell them you want a bike for your 10 year old. They will not sell to you. Must be 16 years old to ride them.

That is how it has been for me in MD

 

[HunterJJD]

Next thing, kids won't be able to hunt with lead ammo or fish with lead weights

They been working on them issues.

Soon it will be illegal to kill someone with a lead bullet

 

[ylexot]

Nothing new. Go into a shop and tell them you want a bike for your 10 year old. They will not sell to you. Must be 16 years old to ride them.

That is how it has been for me in MD

Really? Then what's the point of those itty bitty dirt bikes? Are 16-year-olds riding them?

 

[ylexot]

They been working on them issues.

Soon it will be illegal to kill someone with a lead bullet

When are they going to come out with the environmentally friendly hemp-based slugs

 

[HunterJJD]

Really? Then what's the point of those itty bitty dirt bikes? Are 16-year-olds riding them?

Yeah, thats what I said. Told him i will take two. He said really. I said yeah, one for each ass cheek

Once I said was for a kid, he would not deal with me and no one else in the store would either

 

[ylexot]

Yeah, thats what I said. Told him i will take two. He said really. I said yeah, one for each ass cheek

Once I said was for a kid, he would not deal with me and no one else in the store would either

Moral of the story...say you're buying it as a decoration to put on a shelf

 

[theArtistFormerlyKnownAs]

Really? Then what's the point of those itty bitty dirt bikes?

Midgets

 

[HunterJJD]

Moral of the story...say you're buying it as a decoration to put on a shelf

Pretty much or tell them nothing. Showed him cash in hand and he said sorry, nothing he can do since I told him why I was buying it

 

[Homer J]

Nothing new. Go into a shop and tell them you want a bike for your 10 year old. They will not sell to you. Must be 16 years old to ride them.

That is how it has been for me in MD

When did that happen? I know they have racing classes at Budds Creek for kids as young as 4.

 

[itsbob]

Next thing, kids won't be able to hunt with lead ammo or fish with lead weights

You laugh, I bet that's next.

I would bet money that ANY and ALL chidren's fishing sets have already been pulled from the shelf due to the incllusion of the lead weights, and if they haven't the store is in violation.

Those damn dangerous Snoopy fishing poles!!