ACCC boss double downs on need for rollover protection on quad bikes

Vernon Graham
Updated February 25 2021 - 11:31am, first published February 24 2021 - 12:30pm
FARM WORKHORSE: Quad bikes have become a workhorse on many farms because of their relative affordability and their ability to handle boggy conditions and just about every kind of terrain
FARM WORKHORSE: Quad bikes have become a workhorse on many farms because of their relative affordability and their ability to handle boggy conditions and just about every kind of terrain

The national consumer watchdog has clearly signalled its intentions to push ahead with the mandatory fitting of rollover devices on new quad bikes from this October.

Vernon Graham

Vernon Graham

National machinery and property writer

Former editor of The Land, former Fairfax Media Agricultural Editor

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