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Last night, Sat 13, several of us went riding in the south end of ONF. We had agreed to meet on the powerline close to the Cowponds. One of the group had entered the woods at FR 541, making his way to the powerline. The intersection of 541 and the powerlines is all sugar sand, lacking much traction, therefore one has to apply some power to get through here. Lo and behold, a USFS LEO and a Lake County Sheriff Deputy parked at this location pulled him over and issued him a written warning for spinning his tyres in the sand and that if seen doing it again, he would be getting a $500 ticket. As he walked away to his truck, the LEO added that you can only be out here for one hour and a half after sunset and we will be issuing tickets for that offence also. Of course we were all amazed at these developments...since when do we get tickets for spinning wheels in the sand?
And what about this hour and a half after sunset deal???
A little later on that evening as we were sitting up on St Francis Hill, a group of trucks came by and one of the vehicle owners told us that he had been given a ticket for being in the woods after an hour and a half after sunset. I can't say for sure whether he got a warning or an actual ticket, I never saw the ticket. However, we decided it was time to move out and promptly left the area.
I did however see the warning ticket issued to our friend and can get more info on the name of the LEO who issued it, if required.
Has anyone else on this board heard of these developments before? Are they serious about riding at night? I've been riding these woods for some 30 years now and have never heard of anything like this. There are no signs indicating any of these "regulations", never saw anything in the papers etc.
Perhaps Jason or Lisa could advise on these new developments? I'll be out there again today and if I see or hear anything, I'll post it up here tomorrow