Cops @The HUMP

[mistercorbin]

Was driving down from the Keys and saw a bunch of cops out there. Im guessing they raided it Sunday Morning? Was anybody out there, how did it go?

[banana-man]

Im guessing they raided it Sunday Morning?

Like drugs?  Like Organized crime ring?  We must be serous outlaws!

[rubicon500kid]

i go out there alot (well used to track only for my yfz ) but we never have any problems we ride friday night,sat sat night and sunday till 12 and didnt see any cops (this was a few weekends ago)

they do a raid out there ever once in  a few months it will be shut down soon any ways 

[MachineDog]

I really need to find a new sport.. too little places to ride for the money you put into these machines. You put 10-15 grand into a car, you can drive it anywhere, you put 5-10 grand into an ATV.. well good luck if you can find 2 riding spots in all of florida that are good.

[Starbuc71]

I am with you machine.  I have two quads that are cleaner than ones in the showrooms because there are no local places to ride.  Even croom in brooksville gets boring after a while.  haven't been out in months.

[B.MURRAy]

Nice to have my own riding area 

Legend**
Red star = Ride Area
Red Dot = House

[Ynot0323]

I went to go riding near Homestead Speedway yesterday, a LEO buddy of mine told me you can ride there, and just as i pulled in, FWC pulled in also, and i said i was under the impression it was legal to ride there and they told me its not..

They told me the HUMP is a legal riding area, that FWC and Water Management had a meeting and as far as Officer Wagoneer of FWC knows it is a legal riding spot..

I would say people need to start calling FWC, Water Management and Metro Police and ask them if this is true, and if they say it is, ask them to type you a little something, and sign there name to it, and fax it over your way.. Then when you go riding, just bring that paper with you and if any one stops you, show them the piece of paper, WHAT CAN THEY DO THEN?

I am sure going to start doing my research into it, and try to get a little notice from each of the above agencies..

But i am going to go down that way in a few weekends just in the truck to check it out.. Bring some fishing poles, so if someone says anything we just say we're parking there to fish the canal across Card Sound Road..

Take care and safe riding,

Tony

[rubicon500kid]

hey i was out there yesterday i was told that ur alowed to ride out behind the speedway and behind homestead highschool and behind the base ball park but yesterday was the 1st day of hunting out there and he told me he wanted to close it down to atvs for that day cuz he didnt know if they where responcebal hunters he also told me the hump ok to ride so i went out there for the day
what bikes where you on ? mabey i saw yall (i was on a recon and was with a rancher,rincon and a huge blue dodge )

[Anoriginal]

I keep reading these posts over the years and see that many folks have difficulty determining what is and what is not a legal riding area. After much thought and study, I've developed a test that anyone with 1/2 a brain can use to determine whether or not a place is legal for riding. Here goes!!!!

Legal Areas - 1. State or Federal owned land designated for ATV use with proper permitting as required; 2. Property you own in areas (municipalities, counties, etc.) that permit riding; and 3. Private property which the owner has given you express permission to ride upon, preferably in writing.

Illegal Areas - EVERYTHING ELSE. END OF STORY. NOT OPEN FOR INTERPRETATION, DISCUSSION OR ARGUE.

Apply this 100% correct and fool-proof test to your riding area determinations. If you do, you can't go wrong.   

[Ynot0323]

yfz450kid ,

I was in a green dodge ram 1500 towing a trailer, about 2 minutes after i pulled down the road behind the speedway, a FWC truck pulled in also.. He stopped right off Palm Drive or whatever it is, and was talking to 2 guys in a Bronco and then pulled up to me and my buddies.. He didnt say its illegal cuz its hunting season, he told me the property is owned by City of Homestead and you are not allowed to ride there AT ALL..

Like i said he told me the HUMP is legal, but i have heard different, and was told u get arrested if caught riding there and your bikes confiscated..I value the rest of my life and my bikes, rather then getting arrested for sumthin SO STUPID, because some FWC officer lied to me, and told me its legal.. If i did ride there and got arrested, i would sue that FWC officer for entrapment..

Guess i will just have to start towing my bikes to Holeylands, L-Cross and Underhill.. It will be worth the hour ride to the north, no one will say a DAMN thing, and its legal up there..

Tony

[MuddyGirlatTheHump]

I have riden The Hump for years! Hinse my screen name....

My Family and I were out there on Sunday all day. (Black dodge by fire pit and a bunch of little kids playen in the mud.

It all depends on the officer you speak to as to what is  and  is not legal. Sad... But hey it is Dade County would you expect anything less?

[Ynot0323]

I sure as hell would not risk my $7000 ATV along with my truck if the officers cant ALL get there sh*t str8..

They all say sumthin different, that is pretty sad.. If it is Water Management property, i highly doubt its legal.. They took away Mack's Fish Camp a few years back, cuz of some idiot on a banshee..

Tony

[rubicon500kid]

well ill ride out there till i get a stoped and told im not alowed back there i was told ur allowed to ride behind the baseball park tho 

I have riden The Hump for years! Hinse my screen name....

My Family and I were out there on Sunday all day. (Black dodge by fire pit and a bunch of little kids playen in the mud.

It all depends on the officer you speak to as to what is  and  is not legal. Sad... But hey it is Dade County would you expect anything less?

muddy girl do u know a kid that drives a blue dodge on 39's ? i went out there sat night and a lil sunday for a few mins (bike broke right when i got there ) i think i saw yall

also have u seen that homeless camp they made ? we walked in there and there was 2 guys in there we gave them a few hotdogs and soda's (kinda scaerd me when i 1st walked in didnt think any 1 lived there)

[Eric5555]

I hate cops

[Southern4x4]

well ill ride out there till i get a stoped and told im not alowed back there i was told ur allowed to ride behind the baseball park tho 

I have riden The Hump for years! Hinse my screen name....

My Family and I were out there on Sunday all day. (Black dodge by fire pit and a bunch of little kids playen in the mud.

It all depends on the officer you speak to as to what is  and  is not legal. Sad... But hey it is Dade County would you expect anything less?

muddy girl do u know a kid that drives a blue dodge on 39's ? i went out there sat night and a lil sunday for a few mins (bike broke right when i got there ) i think i saw yall

also have u seen that homeless camp they made ? we walked in there and there was 2 guys in there we gave them a few hotdogs and soda's (kinda scaerd me when i 1st walked in didnt think any 1 lived there)

yea up front in a tent right?if so theyve been there for a awhile

[MuddyGirlatTheHump]

YEa those guys have been working on building a plantation there I think. No cops mess with them there though for some reason.

I used to go there fri and sometimes sat nights for the longest time. Where do you drive in from to ride there?

[rubicon500kid]

keys gate i ride from my house at night for night rides but during the day i take my moms truck but im buying a bronco this weekned and will be puting a 6inch lift and 37s and will just tow my moms recon out there on the trailer and take the bronco mudding and the recon lol if the water isnt to deep i go throw the big water at the end of the road or  i float the bike across (recon dosnt have a snorkel )

[MuddyGirlatTheHump]

My bikes are not snorkeled so don't feel bad. I have 27-12-12 on one bike, but after that bikes behavior on Sunday I might put the tires on my other bike. My bike on Sunday was acting like a puss and maken me real mad. I did not like that it made me dig it out!

You have seen the big Blue Ford Monster Truck out there?...
That is ours also. I am sure I know you if I saw you.

Are you going to L-Cross the 17-19?

[rubicon500kid]

yea iv seen that big truck that thing is soooooooooo kick assssss  well my/my moms  recon is all stock (some times i put my friends 26" vamps on it tho )   but  we r buying a rhino soon

no i cant make it out to L-cross on the 17-19 i got grounded for 6 weeks so wont be riding for a long time but more time to mod out my bronco sell my 450r and fix the recon and put some mods on it

[MuddyGirlatTheHump]

6 weeks... My goodness what did you do?

By the time you can ride again it will be nothing but dust and peanut butter to ride in. Make sure you bring a rope/winch/ or something along those lines. You never know out there. One minute all is fine and looks fine next thing you know you are stuck almost over your tires.

What are you going to do to the Bronco?

[rubicon500kid]

yea lol i left my old 125 out at the mud pit(not at the hump but down the road from it ) out there stuck for like 2 days a few years ago


im geting  a 6inch lift and mabey 38's or 37's super swampers,duel flowmasters,and a few other stuff(it already has a 2 or 3 inch body lift and 33's on it  but i need it bigger lol but dont have the $ to change the gearing right now so i cant go to big its also my daily driver now too )

[MuddyGirlatTheHump]

I love the big lifts, but it is a lot of work to up keep. The u-joints/bolts love to go on them.



Why r u grounded so long?

[rubicon500kid]

got in a fight with my mom said sum pritty nasty things i regret ever saying and didnt mean them was just very mad at the time.


also should be muddy/wet right now at the hump.  Its raining cats and dogs down here my streat is flooded! Its was raining since i woke up(like 7 and went back to bed at 10 )

[MuddyGirlatTheHump]

Anyone riden the hump this weekend?

[miamigirlrider]

See why its soooo important to be involved and show up when the OHV Meeting are held in your County....

AGAIN, for all of you that have doubts and have not been informed of the new law change effective Oct 2006,

MOTOR VEHICLES Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

316.2123 Operation of an ATV on certain roadways.--

(1) The operation of an ATV, as defined in s. 317.0003, upon the public roads or streets of this state is prohibited, except that an ATV may be operated during the daytime on an unpaved roadway where the posted speed limit is less than 35 miles per hour by a licensed driver or by a minor under the supervision of a licensed driver. The operator must provide proof of ownership pursuant to chapter 317 upon request by a law enforcement officer.

(2) A county is exempt from this section if the governing body of the county, by majority vote, following a noticed public hearing, votes to exempt the county from this section.



I PERSONALLY SAT WITH THE AG. PATROL AND METRO DADE POLICE AND THIS LAW IS INDEED FACTUAL.

Again, you cant ride at night, road sides, streets, private property but any unpaved road under the speed limit and during daylight hours. Meaning you can ride in the Homestead Speedway along the unpaved roads, not the mud pit, not the grassy areas.......

DADE COUNTY IS NOT EXEMPT... So I suggest you print the Florida Statute and show the next cop that stops you if you are in your LEGAL RIGHTS to ride. (day time, within speed limit and in an unpaved road)

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT AG. PATROL Captain.  Its that simple!!!!!!!!

THanks