Jon Gosselin was photographed doing daddy duty in Pennsylvania over the weekend. The father of eight pulled a Britney and put one of his sextuplets on his lap without a helmet as he drove around his property on a huge ATV. Safety advocates are up in arms over this, and say that children under six (the sextuplets are five) should never be on an ATV and that two people shouldn’t ride an ATV because it’s unsafe. What I want to know is, how can a six year old be expected to safely drive a four-wheeler? (We don’t have the rights to those photos, but you can see them on Radar Online):
Jon Gosselin loves his ATV but he should never, ever have his little kids on it with him. That’s according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
According to the CPSC, “Children under 6 should never be on an ATV — either as a driver or a passenger.” The Gosselin twins are nine but the sextuplets are just five.
The Commission also points out that “ATVs are designed to carry only one person…..drivers must be able to shift their weight freely in all directions, depending on the situation and terrain…..Passengers can make it difficult for drivers to control the ATV.” Most frightening, the Commission says that “Children are involved in about one-third of all ATV-related deaths and hospital emergency room injuries…”
Even just driving solo on his large Wernersville, PA property, Jon should be following certain safety guidelines including always wearing a helmet, gloves and boots.
And just in case Jon wants to read up on all the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s ATV Safety Message, here it is.
[From Radar Online]
Jon is definitely not the brightest bulb, but maybe he’ll think twice about his kids’ safety now that he’s been publicly called out.
The court case against Jon by TLC for breach of contract is proceeding, and Michael Lohan is among the witnesses subpoenaed. Michael tells RadarOnline that he’ll gladly testify against Jon about all the deals he was trying to work out with him in violation of this TLC contract. Michael previously talked smack about how Jon cut him out of deals they were working on with people he introduced him to. You know Lohan has an axe to grind, and that he won’t hesitate to make it all public. Among the deals that Michael said he tried to arrange for Jon, in direct violation of his contract with TLC, was a Nutrisystem endorsement that fell through. Lohan claims “I was negotiating a deal for Nutrisystem but when the negative press came out Nutrisystem ran for the hills.” Yeah, I’m so sure they were willing to work with Michael Lohan on behalf of Jon Gosselin. It’s not like either party can be trusted as far as you could throw them.
In a bizarre photo-op that somehow makes sense, Jon Gosselin and Levi Johnston were seen together in matching pea coats in Times Square on Sunday night. The NY Daily News has more on the strange meet up, and supposedly the two just ran into each other in NY. Johnston had a scheduled interview with “The Insider” to take place in Times Square and Gosselin, who has appeared on the show in the past, was just along for the ride. I hope Johnston doesn’t introduce Gosselin to his contacts at Playgirl. Maybe if Gosselin grew a beard he would appeal to a certain demographic among their readership.
Jon Gosselin is shown meeting with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach on 11/1/09. Credit: Diane Cohen/Fame Pictures
OMG, he looks possessed in that picture. Please! Enough of these people! And, now, TLC persists in yet another special tonight. I’d rather eat a bug than watch that drivel.
Add Chris Brown to the mix and you have the 3 most repulsive people in the USA, IMO!
Wow. I guess douches of a feather really DO flock together…
Jon Gosselin, Levi Johnston, Michael Lohan – okay, we have three of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Who’s next?
What’s the big deal about the ATVs? Brad Pitt did this with Maddox a million times and no one said a word.
My dad let us ride them unattended all the time on an abandoned airstrip.
Love it!! LOL
Stinks to be publically under the microscope…
Snowball you are hilarious! Jon is a big kid himself, and is oblivious to safety. He must be smoking Jonnie doobies again out in the forest..where the hell is the Rabbi Skeezy?
Jon Gosselin thinks so much of himself and considers himself such a “ladies man” that I would not be surprised if he considered posing for Playgirl. It pays money and gives him attention.
Also the Poison Control Center can recommend looking at his photo when it is suggested to “induce vomiting”
Lauren: where the hell is the Rabbi Skeezy
So agree! That guy makes my skin crawl. Find a damned razor already!!!
E-wwww-ww..Jon is on the US website doing doggie douche yoga, pretending to read a book. My favorite is the “Upward Facing Dog” pose!
@Snowball:
Thanks for hilarious image!!!!
There were pics out of Brad Pitt doing the same thing and he had his lawyers get the tabloids to pull the pics.
This guy is not a felon like lohan and brown. I really don’t see why people hate him so much. He’s at home hanging out with his kids.
Nods to Charity-
:cough: Case in point…
http://bittenandbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/brad-pitt-and-maddox-go-four-wheeling.jpg
I thought it said letting them be on A TV.
I think the real crime is putting their private lives on TV for four of their five years. Which both of them did. Happily and greedily.
Anyway, that’s all I’ve got to say about either of them.
No clue what Brad has to do with this but that is Pax not Maddox and that is not an ATV. That photo looks more like a golf cart. You can see that it has a full seat and you ride an ATV like a motorcycle. I have seen pictures of Maddox alone on a ATV in the past year but he’s 8 or 9. They do make child size ATVs that are much smaller. The one Jon is on is for adults and no way a kid could use that on their own. Spencer Pratt is the fourth horseman.
“Rejected by Nutrisystem”?
Ohhh that’s hilarious!
How’bout the Poster Boy for DoucheDaddies of the World?
yea what BP has his son on is not what you would typically consider at ATV. It is still technically classified as one but its much safer- i.e. doesn’t roll nearly as easily, much easier to steer, doesn’t require use of body weight to keep it stabilized, etc.
@charity and @constance- That is so not a ATV that BP is on. ATV’s are like motorcycles or a large lawn tractor. One’s much safe the other (having a seat and a truck bed make a big difference)
@Beth- I live in a rural area, and those are most certainly considered ATV’s. John Deere, Cub Cadet, Honda, Polaris etc make them. They are used on farms and can go over any terrain. It most certainly is NOT a golf cart.
An ATV= All terrain vehicle. That is what those are meant to do.
He gave Cara for her 9th birthday an ATV. What an idiot. No child needs to ride on one, much less drive one. Goes to show what a stellar parent he is. He’s so wrapped up in himself that he doesn’t even pay attention to them when he has them, he goes off and plays by himself. I hate this guy.
I said before, if this fool stood under a rainbow all he would find is a big pot of sh- -. He makes me laugh though. He needs to go on celeb boxing and let Rosie O smack the smugness off his face. That should earn him a few bucks, and I bet Rosie would do it too.
Don’t bother Firestarter. The JPs can do no wrong.
Snowball! I cannot believe you don’t know the 4th horseman! Joe Jackson of course!
kids driving polaris? thats a suicide! this dude are mad.
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