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| FALFire:
Thank you Firefighter4607, some people are simply not aware of the green dot road system in Wa. State. I have ridden them for years, just stay off of the red dot marked roads and you will be fine. As far as riding a passenger on an ATV, it's perfectly legal but it's a common sense thing. If you are just puttering around on the trails, just be sure that your passenger is wearing protective gear, helmet, boots, gloves and preferably knee and elbow protection and maybe long sleeves and jeans to cover for brush scatches. It is legal to ride passengers but use common sense and ride safe. The manufactures don't want you to do it due to the lawsuits they had to deal with when they first introduced the ATV's to the public. ATV's are very dangerous to operate and can easily kill you and your passenger, so just play it safe. But you already know the dangers involved so have fun :IBCOOL: |
| bobcat:
I still say a road isn't open for ATV use just because it is a "Green Dot" road. The green dot only means the road is open for motorized vehicles, it isn't necessarily legal to ride ATV's on that road. Many of the Green Dot road mangement systems ARE on WDFW and DNR lands and in that case they are very likely legal for ATV's. But if it's National Forest then most likely NOT. |
| billythekidrock:
--- Quote ---a road isn't open for ATV use just because it is a "Green Dot" road. --- End quote --- Correct. Some private timber land that has a Dot system won't allow ATVs. |
| norsepeak:
Firefighter, Your info is exactly right, with one addition. It is legal to ride ATV's offroad on national forest land where ever you want as long as you don't do "resource damage". What is "resource damage" you ask? Well according to the OWF headquartes in Wenatchee, they have a "working" definetion, but it is open to interpretation by law enforcement. So as long as you are treading lightly and not tearing up the ground or vegetation, it is legal to ride anywhere you want on the national forest. That being said wether or not riding on forest service road is legal, that is up to the individual ranger district, however under federal mandate, the USFS is REQUIRED to open certain percentages of roads on each district to "multilple use", which includes atv. On the Naches ranger district the percentage amounts to around 130 miles. If you need more info or want to become involved in the educated use of atvs check out our club. Cascade quad squad. |
| bobcat:
Norsepeak, So what about "Green Dot" roads? You're not saying they are automatically legal for ATV use just because it's part of a green dot management system, right? Also, I'm not doubting you, as you seem to be more educated on the subject than most of us are, but it sure seems odd that it would be legal to ride cross country on National Forest land, but illegal to ride on the roads. |
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