ATV and UTV crashes climbing in Keweenaw CountyATV and UTV riding is surging across the western Upper Peninsula, and Keweenaw County has seen a corresponding rise in off-road vehicle crashes and injuries over the past five years. Crashes on open ATVs, which carry a single rider who straddles the vehicle and steers with handlebars, often produce limb injuries. Where and why the wrecks happenMost crashes are not happening on paved or gravel roads. In Michigan, riders under 16 must complete an approved safety course, carry the physical Michigan ORV Safety Certificate on both public and private land, and be accompanied by an adult. He said completing an ATV or ORV safety course, many of them offered through the DNR, is the key to cutting crashes and injuries.