04/02/09
Motorcycle shops apparently won’t get a pass on a new anti-lead law that has kept dirt bikes and ATVs for children off showroom floors.Staff members at the Consumer Product Safety Commission decided Wednesday against recommending an exemption for all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes. They can have higher-than-allowed levels of lead in the brake and clutch levers, valve stems on tires, the battery and steel molding that holds the engine together.The new law was intended to keep lead away from young children by banning the metal, except in small amounts, from products for kids 12 years and under. Lead can cause learning disabilities and behavioral problems.The motorcycle industry says some bike parts contain small quantities of lead but the risk of children ingesting the lead is minimal.— The Associated Press
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