New York Tightens ATV Rules as Local Road Access Expands

State safety changes collide with town laws in Delaware County that allow all-terrain vehicles on public roads

Posted 1/29/26

* Editor's note: A previous version of this report indicated that the law was adopted. Instead, the law is proposed.

With statistics citing speed, inexperience and lack of helmets as factors involving ATV (all terrain vehicle) accidents and injuries, the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has rolled …

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