Why would you ride over tracks on a snowmobile? Looks good on them.
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Why would you ride over tracks on a snowmobile? Looks good on them.
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Why would you ride over tracks on a snowmobile? Looks good on them.
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I hope they were charged with trespass....
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| Posted by JerryE on February 18, 2014 | |
Jeff, as someone living in the UK (or England as so many seem to call it...) were almost all railroads are fenced I'm a little bemused/amused by your comment, can one be charged with trespass were the boundary line is ill-defined and perhaps invisible -in snow- until your snowmobile is stuck on a length of flat-bottom rail?! Just glad that the people did the sensible thing, whilst expensive a snowmobile can be replaced...
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Now local police have to come out and get the registration sticker on the sled and run a check to find the owner. Who I bet is down at the police station filing and false police report that the sled was stolen ...rather than admit his/her stupidity!! This is why we have designated snowmobile trails
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Jerry - perhaps contrary to UK law, generally in the US and specifically in Michigan, it is the responsibility of the recreational vehicle operator to KNOW where s/he is at all times - especially with respect to an "active railroad right-of-way" (which this one obviously is) - no excuses. I know this as a retired police officer myself and have cited a few. As in highway/railroad crossing violations, it amazes me how much a piece of paper and fines deters violators more efficiently than taking the life of oneself (and/or loved ones) in the operators' hands while challenging a train...
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| Posted by JerryE on February 21, 2014 | |
Jeff, as I said, it leave me bemused as to how anyone can know were they are if the property line is not clearly marked, unless it is also wrong to be on anything but a clearly marked designated snowmobile trails as mentioned by @wiscentral or that one should have an operational GPS system running at all times. But thanks for the follow-up info, no doubt some of our UK/EU laws are as equally as baffling to those from the west side of the "pond"!...
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