Why ban sledding

[drew562]

Ok i have been sleding since i was born. I have never rode the center ditch on a divided hwy. I live at lake isle 45 mins west and during my drives back and forth to the city i see the middle of the hwy is tracked out. We arent allowed to sled in any ditch pretty much. The cops turn a blind eye for the most part when they see us all in the ditches on our sleds. then from lake eden to spruce grove the center ditch is pounded. If you live in that area you know how fragile quading and sleding is there. Most acerage neighborhoods have banned it totally. Neighbor hood by neighbor hood they vote to ban off hwy vehicles. So one day around christmas its snowing like crazy and the hwys are really icy, vehicles are bumper to bumper and two people on sleds are in the middle swirving back and forth towards christmas travelers( nitro and a cat) who are already white knuckled from the bad roads. We need to use our heads people. If you know these types of sledders maybe pass it on that this isnt helping to keep us riding. One day we will sit with the younger people and tell them how we had sleds and rode right from our homes, Even to a gas station to fill up if we behaved in the towns. That day is coming ever closer. Please tell your friends if they do these types of things not to. Brazeau county has a total ban, It is now illegal to cross any township or range road in the entire county. An oil town full of sledders and quaders is now petitioning to reverse the new law. good luck with that. They dont often reverse laws they strenthen them.


Andrew

 

[ridehard]

In the SmokyLake-St.Paul-ColdLake-ElkPoint Region we(5 ASA Clubs) work real hard to keep the sport alive and friendly. It is legal to ride(OHV) on the shoulder of a county road(with considerations). It is legal to ride off the IronHorseTrail into Town for fuel and services(with some restrictions). It is legal to ride your sled out of Town to access the Trail and then back later to your home(with considerations). The ONLY way this is kept alive is with the riders understanding of the highest levels of respect and consideration of the people that live nearby, aided by the volunteer energy of the club members and support of the ASA and local Governments. Ride Safe/Ride Responsibly and Ride for a long long time.

 

[meierjn]

Brazeau county has a total ban, It is now illegal to cross any township or range road in the entire county. An oil town full of sledders and quaders is now petitioning to reverse the new law. good luck with that. They dont often reverse laws they strenthen them.


Andrew

So, let me get this straight... You can't even cross a road in Brazeau with an off highway vehicle? That's not right!

 

[Ryeser]

Ok i have been sleding since i was born. I have never rode the center ditch on a divided hwy. I live at lake isle 45 mins west and during my drives back and forth to the city i see the middle of the hwy is tracked out. We arent allowed to sled in any ditch pretty much. The cops turn a blind eye for the most part when they see us all in the ditches on our sleds. then from lake eden to spruce grove the center ditch is pounded. If you live in that area you know how fragile quading and sleding is there. Most acerage neighborhoods have banned it totally. Neighbor hood by neighbor hood they vote to ban off hwy vehicles. So one day around christmas its snowing like crazy and the hwys are really icy, vehicles are bumper to bumper and two people on sleds are in the middle swirving back and forth towards christmas travelers( nitro and a cat) who are already white knuckled from the bad roads. We need to use our heads people. If you know these types of sledders maybe pass it on that this isnt helping to keep us riding. One day we will sit with the younger people and tell them how we had sleds and rode right from our homes, Even to a gas station to fill up if we behaved in the towns. That day is coming ever closer. Please tell your friends if they do these types of things not to. Brazeau county has a total ban, It is now illegal to cross any township or range road in the entire county. An oil town full of sledders and quaders is now petitioning to reverse the new law. good luck with that. They dont often reverse laws they strenthen them.


Andrew

We do a lot of ditch baging around Parkland and Lac St. Anne and never ride in the middle, for one it is too dangerous, too many signs and culverts, second, we try not to piss off people in vehicles which this would do!!

Thanks for the post...

 

[papajake]

we have dicks in our town that ride on the golf course not a cop to be found they changed the bylaw now we can't even drive in town to go the sortest way out to go for a ride only takes 1 dick and we all suffer

 

[ridehard]

Yah, the tracks stay there til the next snowfall. Been there; and as a club we decided to hunt the culprit down and talk to him with a Town councillor(the Councillor becomes the nice-guy enforcer with RCMP charges possible if the sledder chooses to be hostile). Easy to find him; we know where his tracks end, but not quite so easy to do the other part, except if you don't you lose the right to ride. The word gets out about the protective attitude of the club, and over time, the culprits out there begin to understand.

 

[magnet]

I was wondering the same thing. i live south of seba beach and couldn't foigure why guys would ride in the middle when lots of snow was still in the outside ditches.

 

[skinnybitch]

So, let me get this straight... You can't even cross a road in Brazeau with an off highway vehicle? That's not right!

Check this out!

 

[TravisFader]

Our boys out here in veg are pretty good, you can take em through town to get outta town and even to the gas station, they dont hassle you much. But as people have said it only takes one bad apple to ruin that for us.