Based on over 50 years of experience, Bill Uhl helps attorneys with standard of care, safety and training issues regarding ATV, utility vehicle/side by side, snowmobile, motorcycle dirt bike and other off-road vehicle accidents. Mr. Uhl also assists attorneys with cases regarding recreational facilities and tours using all-terrain vehicles and other recreational off-road vehicles (ROVs). Other cases have dealt with safety training for customers, trail route maintenance, mechanical maintenance, motocross racecourse design and construction safety, dual sport bikes, street bikes, quads, and mountain bike trails.
Mr. Uhl has been a Sr. Instructor for OHVtraining.org, designated a “Preferred Training School” for over 25 years, training off-highway vehicle users in agencies as diverse as all branches of Military Special Forces, government agencies, Honda ATV test riders, Quest, T-Mobile, Kinder Morgan Natural Gas Pipeline Company and power plants. He was also inducted into the AMA International Hall of Fame for his on and off course expertise
Mr. Uhl has been the co-owner, operator, and lead mechanic of a retail store selling OHVs and street bikes for 26 years. He has been sponsored by OHV companies to represent the U.S. in international competitions, winning 5 gold medals for the U.S. Racing over 150,000 miles in the most rugged terrain around the world, Mr. Uhl has been named "Enduro Rider of the Year" by Motorcycle Magazine and been honored as a "Cross Country Legend" by the AHRMA national organization. He has also been designing, constructing, and maintaining recreational trails for over 20 years.
Litigation Support: Since 2004, Mr. Uhl has completed over 78 Off-Highway Vehicle cases, working for both plaintiffs and defendants, helping attorneys identify case merits, writing reports, preparing exhibits and providing depositions and trial testimony. He also helps attorneys understand Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) guidelines for OHVs. He simplifies complex information about safety and risk issues related to incidents and injuries so they are easy for both attorneys and jurors to comprehend.
Areas of Expertise:
- ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle), Quad, Four-Wheeler
- UTV (Utility Terrain Vehicle), Side by Side, RZR
- Snowmobile
- Motorcycle Dirt Bike
- Mountain Bicycle
- Dual Sport Motorcycle
- Motocross Track Design
- Motocross and closed-course competition
- Street Bike Motorcycle accident
- Standard of care
- Human factors
- Ergonomics
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- Content of off-road vehicle owner / operator’s manuals
- Content of AMA’s off-road Competition Rulebook
- Guided ATV Tour accidents / lack of maintenance or safety training
- Guided UTV Tour accidents / lack of maintenance or safety training
- Guided Snowmobile Tour accidents / lack of maintenance or safety training
- ATV, Snowmobile & UTV rental accidents / lack of maintenance or safety training
- Inadequate safety training for your off-road vehicle
- The physics of operating off-road vehicles
- Training & skill development for off-road / off-highway vehicles
- Instructor training for ATV, UTV, snowmobiles & motorcycle dirt bikes
- Motorized and non-motorized trail construction and maintenance
- Off-road vehicle (ORV) Accident site inspection
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