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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2000-12-13, Page 7OPP trying to crack down on trespassing all -terrain vehicles dy Scott•Higendorff dor Editor 'P are trying to ..Adownon a problem ith aI•I-terrain vehicles. particularly in the Seaforth. to• .Brussels region. "There're been so many problems with atvs-in that arca. said.OPP community services :i'fficor Don Shnepshflt He said. OPP hale had numerous reports of property. damage done. by at%s from fences being- turn down to newly planted trees being run over_ He- also•safd in one instance a. property owner was .ilmost run down when he trig to get an at'. timer to strip: They've also been used to . knock'Jow'n: rural nail teres :and h.iy c been driven =on town Streets in Seaforth and Brus.cis. where they • are pn,h:b,ted 'under any circumstances -under the Highwa. Traffic .41st. -. Jim Bay n`trm . - of `Tucker-mith TO 'A nship 'has been. ...tratcd•hv at\ timers .i�._ . summer when..they • -s :lone on theft pr •`at F`i;rders the r..- Golf and C• to Ci property .included a former gravel pit and through government programs. was revitalized so the slopes aren't as steep where .the pit - used .to be. The project also inclu(led' ' planting about 1.000- new trees: The • work also created a . place atv and dirt bike riders love to run. So much so -that Baynham said there is now 'a "road" from an access to the property at Seaforth's industrial,park that was created by The regular traffic _of al and din bikes. Quoted 'I'd say 95 per cent of them are from town and they've got no place to drive them so they come on our property' - Jim Baynham He and his wife Jean have found people hack. there nn several occasions and have pursued on their own and with the help - of OPP. tryingto discourage the atv -operator::. Mostly youth. from using 1 the property • and putting the Baynham at risk of being sued if there is e'er an accident. Also. many • of the newly planted trees were lost this summer because the grasp grew taller than the trees and atv riders drove over them. He posted "no trespassing" •- sometimes without realizing signs and put a barrier across it. - the access point with a snow -I'd say' 95 per cent -are !encs and gates this summer. •• from town and they've gat -no • ''A few weeks -later. you'd: place to. ride them so they think a tank drove over the come on our property. said top:" he:said. Baynham. . The fence• was broken -in . Shropshali - said` the pieces •and Baynahm_put it probl{eni has been growing in hack as best he. could only to the past several years as -mote find it run down again a few and more "people purchase. days later. them for recreation -hut find ATV operation facts Registration • .All off-road motorized vehicles .must be r: isiered;Withthe Ministry of Transportation --es en. if operated only on your premises: .A one-time tee is payable at -4 Driser and Vehicle .License- Issuing Office. A licence: . plate" f . prby ided. together with mounting instruction, • Off-road vehic'.e, may not be registered to an. one- under a_: 1.6 :ATVs u'ed only in . raljizs anJ. _ \ ` n- sponsored by certain organirancm• t require registration. . • implements- f oHustautdn • Self -propelled -implements -of husbandry do not re4utre registration -under the Off Roads Vehicles- Act. These are defined as a '.ehtcle. designed to perform. or permanently altered t_) perform. "'a single specific a_ncutttira) tunclen: • ATVs -.are designed primarily for recreation use and e% en though the. may have- -attachments for a_ncultural operations,.these attachnients are not deeined- to be permanient. ATVs which are designed. utility •sehicles an reganird as .usable for other purpose. and therefore must be -registered. ' Operation on Public Roads • • It is unlawful 10 Operate any off-road vehicle on •ane public roadway, street or highway. This includes the entire area hetHeen the boundary lines of adjacent property =- including ditches: There are sortie e\c puen�• •1 • .An ATV ma he drtyeen dire tly across. certain roads • • \"ehi Icy. atth three or more wheels.ntay be driven ulong .a public road by 'a farmer engaged in a farming activity. or by a licensed hunter or trapper while hunting'or trapping; Pty s tiling: -.• I The ATV is registered and its permit is carred by the drier. • 2. The .ATM is inured on a vehicle liability ,polies andthat the dnver carries proof of 'such incur n.e 3. The driver is the holder of a yatid.dn'.er's licence which- must be in the driver's possession. • •3,' A slow-moving vehicle sign -roust be displayed on the rear of the vehicle. Joint Responsibility ., Both the owner. of an .ATV and the: operator are responsible )for any \ solations of the Act_ andboth are liable for any injury, or property damage caused by they ehicie. - • Dnyer Requirements • Persons under. 12 \ears of age are not permitted to drive an ATV -except on land occupied by the vehicle -owner and while:• under 4;lose supervision of an adult. If civssing ors operating an. ATV on a road— .when permitted -as previously described— die driver must be in possession of a valid;driyer•s licence. • Helmets meeting the standards of. the Act Must. be worn when operating an ATV ,_'n 'Premises other. than property owned by the vehicle owner. The proper way to .protect yourself is to insure -your .ATV on an automobile policy: Insurance For ATVs s • The law requires that ATVs be insured under a vehicle liability policy. in Ontario. this means an automobile insurance policy. . • Proof of insurance .Must be carried by the dri' er. . • .ATVs operated solely on lands tined by the vehicle owner do not require vehicle liability coverage; The .owner as well as the driver, howeer-is'liable for injure or property damage arising out of the operation of the • ATV. - • • Personal and farm liability policies are not -vehicle liability policies in accordance with the Insurance Act. These policies usually exclude the operation of any vehicle subject to motor vehicle registration." which would include ATVs. They. would therefore offer no protection or defence against legal action: Scott t••algendortt photo Sorting the goods Members of St James Church coordinated the Seoforrh efforts of the Huron County Christmas Bureou which collected donohons at the Agri -plea lost week • they have nowhere to drive them. He also said people are starting to use them for transportation on or along sidethe roads'where the Highway Traffic Act pmhihits them. Baynham said ."It's just a complete disrespect for other people's property; Shortly after the area had. been. seeded. the weather was wet and made for mucky conditions that attracted several riders. "They can niake"a mess in 15 seconds that you couldn't lir in hours." Baynham said. He -doesn't expect the problem will ever.stop "There's just no respect. They don't ,are." -he said. adding he thinks the areas close to town are hit the wort because .if operators in . the town..w:ho Joni h the anywhere to go.. Shropshall said the pfohlem has been growing in the past several years as more and. more people purchase them for recreation but find they have nowhere to hive them. He aro said people are • starting to use them -t.1r transportation on or alone side the roads where the Highway Traffic Act prohibits them. Meanwhile Cam Dong •Seatorth Golf and Country, Club said the nei.Lhhuurin,g golf course has: .not. had much trouble with the actual course being torn up. • The golf course property includes ,a hush area-fhst borders .the Bayhgam •property and Drug said Ih:11 where most '•ii :tic at\ operators .las' - Hesaid there .Was a nigger 'problem diunng.the past :w+ sufnmcrs. w,hcn the hack portion of the course gra. under development. • .1'don't know what you can dei. You can.: _-.itch them.".;aid Doig Kara L. 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