Then you realize this is just an attempt to take people's fun away. There is no fun allowed in Massachusetts (except out where I am). The tyranny of NIMBYism and beyond:
"Off-road warriors; Cape residents blast ATV users for invading private property, but riders say they have nowhere else to go" by Jenna Russell, Globe Staff | May 9, 2009
FALMOUTH - Mostly young and mostly male, they are the recreational riders of all-terrain vehicles - three- and four-wheel ATVs and off-road motorcycles known as dirt bikes - whose buzzing engines and slashing tire tracks unleash a seasonal torrent of complaints about noise and property damage.
And mostly white; I'm surprised the jewspaper didn't also mention that.
Police on the Cape say they are fed up with riders who rocket illegally over public and private property, from landfills and sand pits to the ammunition-studded fringes of the Massachusetts Military Reservation. Last month, police in Bourne announced a crackdown, vowing to tow unregistered ATVs and ticket their owners. At the military base, officials have installed cameras and sensors to try to catch trespassers....
Forget the robberies, rapes, and murders, they gotta solve this.
Tensions on the Cape over off-roaders have escalated over the years. Development devoured open space where riders once roamed freely, and denser neighborhoods brought more noise complaints and enforcement by police.
ATVers now know what the animal kingdom feels like.
Private landowners who had tolerated the activity moved to shut it down, unsettled by the threat of injuries and lawsuits. Public properties in the region, including Miles Standish State Park in Plymouth, also shut out ATVs, leaving state parks in the Berkshires the last to welcome four-wheelers.
We are so much more tolerant and the TRUE REPRESENTATIVES of New England out here -- not the rank and fetid elite crust for which the Globe represents and works.
As the popularity of the vehicles increased, the rise in accidents contributed to fears and closings....
You know, you might as well not even get out of bed these days. As soon as you are upright, BE AFRAID!! No matter WHAT IT IS, be AFRAID, 'murkn!!!!!
And whatch what happens to guys who tried to work within our perfect, freedom-loving democracy:
In recent months, a group of 75 ATV riders on the Cape has tried to find a town willing to provide a public place for ATVs. They formed a nonprofit association, drafted a 66-page proposal, and approached a half-dozen Cape towns, the airport in Hyannis, and the military reservation. Their efforts have gone nowhere, said Rob Anderson, their leader.
"We've met with total resistance," he said. "Nobody wants it."
Strange how NO ONE WANTS GAY MARRIAGE but we get that over majority rule!
Come to think about it, there are a lot of things Americans get that they are opposed to. and a lot of things they support are denied them.
That's democracy, huh?
The proposition is difficult, said Cape officials. Towns could be liable for injuries, and land used by ATVs could lose its value.
Yeah, whatever excuse will work, right?
Just be afraid. Could be, if, may be, but, still, yet, whatever.
Anderson is not giving up. Narrowing his scope, he will ask towns to find a place for electric motorcycles, which would not spark noise complaints.
Meanwhile, cash-strapped police departments are struggling to stop illegal riders, a labor-intensive task that sends officers deep into the woods.
Let me take the criticism back; that's the best place for fascista -- deep in the woods where they can't harm anyone.
"I can't call them back if we have a robbery," said Harwich Police Chief Bill Mason....
Pffft!
Your call, Capers!
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