From what I understood from that is atvs will still be able to be licenced for the street. But the highway is BS! I think as long as you can keep up with the flow of traffic you should still beable to ride the highways. I ride mine on the streets and highways all around Sioux Falls, the only thing that needs to be changed is makeing actual atv laws, it seems like the cops in SF seem like there just wingin it, one will pull you over for runnin dirt tires and the next one says there fine same with passengers. As long as they are not going to outlaw atvs on the street I see no problem, they just need to get a little more organized.
I hope you are paying attention to what is happening to your ATV rights. This in the RC Journal again today. Stir up the SE corner of the state we need your votes.
Off-road efforts good for all users
The new off-road vehicle travel
management plan for the Black
Hills National Forest should be in
place by the first of the year.
The plan, developed by the
National Forest Service after the
review of months of public input,
will establish a designated offroad
trail system in the national
forest for off-highway vehicles —
ATVs and dirt bikes.
The plan won’t end off-road
use in the Black Hills, it will
simply regulate and manage it,
which will benefit all users of the
national forest.We’re glad to see
the forest plan finally come
together.At the same time,we’re
glad to see ATV riders join in the
effort to regulate this growing
sport.
In anticipation of the forest
service plan,local groups are advocating
the Legislature implement
some new rules for ATV users.
A proposal in its early stages
has the backing of at least two
major off-road associations and
dovetails nicely into the forest
service plan to manage the hills.
What’s being proposed by
local groups is implementation of
some basic laws to govern allterrain
vehicles — banning ATV
use on major highways as well as
a licensing and registration
system.
The proposal should be ready
for to the 2010 Legislature to
consider.
The creation of the forest
management plan is partly due to
complaints that off-road riders
are doing unnecessary damage to
some areas of the Black Hills.
We’re sure a minority of the riders
are generating the complaints,
and it appears clear a majority of
the riders are content to work towards
a solution.
The forest management plan
will come with a fee for off-road
users — probably in the $25 range
— and the money generated will
be used to create, maintain and
supervise the trail system.
As is often the case, a small
population of off-road riders
have generated enough complaints
and concerns to warrant
action — both from the forest
service and local enthusiasts.
The forest service efforts in trail
management and the private efforts
to manage the growing offroad
vehicle industry are positive
moves that will result in more
enjoyment for riders and a better
managed national forest.
We like what we’re seeing here
and think it’s best for the Black
Hills.We have a group of off-road
enthusiasts willing to work handin-
hand with the forest service
and the state to ensure a positive
future for their activity.
Everyone benefits in that
scenario.
