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Originally Posted by FunRide
So this sheriff didn't actually see you in the ditch.....He just saw the mud on your machine and ticketed you? Wow, that is ridiculous. Some of these duputy guys will do anything to ticket people. Worth taking him to court over!
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He saw me on the shoulder when I went around the water and ticketed me for riding on the road. When he saw the mud on my machine he said something to the effect of "I can see you have been tearing up wetlands" but he didn't give me a ticket for that.
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Originally Posted by JustRandy
"A few hundred dollars out of your pocket isn't a big deal, but if you have got a $6,000 or $,7000 ATV, it is very much like a drunk driver losing their car," Konrad said. "And we know for sure they will be out of business at least until they get another ATV."
So,,,, they're equating wetland riding with dui? What is the big deal about riding in the wetlands????
I have a little swampy area in the back that I used to ride in just for the purpose of stirring the water and keeping it from smelling like a sewer. Sure, it looked a little muddy right after I rode thru it, but in a day or so it was right back to the way it was. So, what's MN's problem?
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The problem isn't people riding in a little mud, it's people that see a swamp and feel the need to blaze a trail across it. I see way too much of this going on, that's why I agree with the law. They put up signs and even fence areas off but people don't care. I hope this helps get rid of the people who can't follow the rules before they are forced to just shut the trails down, that way those of us who do follow the rules can go out and enjoy riding. I just hope they don't take this way too far and start nailing anyone that rides through a little mud.