> In response to the crisis, the Newfoundland premier, John Hogan, said on Wednesday morning he would temporarily ban off-road vehicles in forested areas because the province “simply cannot afford any further risks, given the number of out-of-control wildfires we have”.

Sounds like “never used” is a function of ATVs taking humans into areas that were previously off limits. sadly, that level of honesty is not the way the headline reads.