My family just purchased two brand-new Polaris ATV’s because we live in rural Nevada,there’s not a lot to do around these parts and there’s plenty of places to ride these things so it gives us something fun to do. Now the other day, I was talking to a deputy sheriff I know and he says you shouldn’t…

It matters not what our input is. Traffic laws are state-by-state, and they vary. What you should do is get a handbook on the subject from your state’s DMV and see how the lows apply for you. Check with your insurance company as well. Should something happen on that “brief ride on the street” you’l…

Some ATVs are street legal and others are not. Correct though, there are different regulations in each state and also some town further restrictions. Ditches are allowed in Minnesota but these are regulated by the Department of Natural Resources not Public Safety.

What REALLY matters is how your neighbors feel about it…THEY will be the driving force for any problems you may have…The police seldom go out looking for ATV problems…They DO respond to complaints however. So stop and say hello to your neighbors, introduce yourself, don’t be a stranger…And don’t go …

Also make sure to use public roads at low traffic times. There is much less chance that you might get caught if few drivers are on the road. And as Caddyman said, don’t anger the neighbors. Driving your ATV past their homes too early or too late might annoy them enough that they’ll call the police…

Here in the southeast, ATV’s are illegal on the road but most LE types just look the other way when they see someone on a 4Wheeler. If you pass any grocery/convenience store off the main highway the parking lots are full of them. I started riding a 3Wheel ATV about 30 years ago but they were deathtr…

There are no street legal ATVs in New York State even though my end of the state has p;enty of wide open spaces. Most people around here trailer them to where they ride unless they ride on their own or others property.

Riding ATV’s on public roads (roads paid for and maintained by township, county, state, or national taxes) is illegal. Vehicles on public roads need to be registered, and insured in just about every state. You are simply taking your chances about whether or not you will get caught in the act. You…

“UncleTurbo February 11 Report Riding ATV’s on public roads (roads paid for and maintained by township, county, state, or national taxes) is illegal.” Sure about that? Everywhere? “Vehicles on public roads need to be registered, and insured in just about every state.” Tractors? Horsecarts? …

ATV’s are allowed on roads here as long as they are properly licensed and have the necessary lights. Driver must have same license as to drive a car. Surprisingly I have seen very few accidents involving them.

In the rural south a vehicle classified as “farm equipment” can be operated in daylight with an unlicensed driver as young as 12 when speeds are minimum and the roads are secondary. But ATVs have become such a problem that they are specifically outlawed in most of Mississippi. The laws are somewhat …

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UncleTurbo February 14, 2012, 5:01am 12

This weekend encountered 2 ATV riders racing an a narrow 2 lane “lake” road. Estimate speeds in excess of 80 mph. I was heading toward them and one rider attempted to pass the other and almost lost it when he quickly pulled back behind the other rider when he saw me coming at them. A guardrail on one side of the road and a drainage ditch and trees on the other side.

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