There are a number of reasons you should stay on designated ATV trails.
1) Safety is a big reason for keeping your ATV on designated trails when you're out riding your ATV. You don't know where the ATV trail goes, or the nuances of that particular area. If it isn't a designated ATV trail, it isn't mapped out and there could be unexpected gullies, mud bogs, drop offs or inclines.
Another big issue would be no one would know where you were on your ATV. You should always tell someone exactly where you would be riding your ATV, if you leave the designated path, how is anyone else to know that?
2) The eye of scrutiny by environmentalists, politicians and land managers is upon you when you ride your ATV. Treadlighty is an organization that was created to make some standards for ATV riders to help keep the land from eroding from ATV and OHV use. One of the standards is to not leave the designated ATV trails, and every so often map out and professionally create new ATV trails for recreational use so the old ATV trails will be allowed to reclaim themselves and that way there are always fresh, new ATV trails to explore.
3) Private property is another concern. Sometimes it is hard to tell where the ATV land use area ends and private property begins. Hence the need for designated ATV trails in these areas. Some people are really nice about letting ATVers ride on their land, others are less than congenial about even a wheel of an ATV touching their land. Designated trails eliminate this issue and let you have a good time riding your ATV and let the private land owner not worry about recreational vehicles on their land.
Those are three good reasons to keep in mind the next time you're riding your ATV and have an urge to leave the designated ATV trail.
1) Safety is a big reason for keeping your ATV on designated trails when you're out riding your ATV. You don't know where the ATV trail goes, or the nuances of that particular area. If it isn't a designated ATV trail, it isn't mapped out and there could be unexpected gullies, mud bogs, drop offs or inclines.
Another big issue would be no one would know where you were on your ATV. You should always tell someone exactly where you would be riding your ATV, if you leave the designated path, how is anyone else to know that?
2) The eye of scrutiny by environmentalists, politicians and land managers is upon you when you ride your ATV. Treadlighty is an organization that was created to make some standards for ATV riders to help keep the land from eroding from ATV and OHV use. One of the standards is to not leave the designated ATV trails, and every so often map out and professionally create new ATV trails for recreational use so the old ATV trails will be allowed to reclaim themselves and that way there are always fresh, new ATV trails to explore.
3) Private property is another concern. Sometimes it is hard to tell where the ATV land use area ends and private property begins. Hence the need for designated ATV trails in these areas. Some people are really nice about letting ATVers ride on their land, others are less than congenial about even a wheel of an ATV touching their land. Designated trails eliminate this issue and let you have a good time riding your ATV and let the private land owner not worry about recreational vehicles on their land.
Those are three good reasons to keep in mind the next time you're riding your ATV and have an urge to leave the designated ATV trail.
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