The Senate has voted 26-9 for SB 1001a, which would require kids under age 16 who don't have a driver's license and who ride motorbikes, ATV's or other off-highway vehicles on federal lands to have completed an approved safety course. The U.S. Forest Service has been considering closing down some forest roads to off-highway vehicles since Idaho lawmakers changed state law to allow unlicensed youngsters to ride on them, because of safety concerns including conflicts with logging trucks and other vehicles that use the roads. Sen. Dan Schmidt, D-Moscow, a doctor, told the Senate, "I don't think you guys have spent a weekend in an emergency room. I've seen a lot of injuries. In my opinion this is not about sovereignty, it's about safety."