New Colorado Offroad Law signed

[RockyMtnHigh]

Sky previously said:

Too late, combined with your avatar, suspicions are already aroused.

He's apparently removed it from his sig line, saw it once on there, got a kick out of it: http://www.zombiehunters.org/forum/

[Sean K.]

This is EXTREMELY bad news for offroading in CO then. Closed unless posted open policies will effectively close VAST tracts of previously legal routes.

If I were you, I'd start fighting this ASAP with your local 4wd association as well as BRC.

Good luck,
Sean

[RockyMtnHigh]

fjcruzer123 previously said:

I would hope that good communication skills

Right there!

If we are depending on their communication skills, we're all screwed.

"Who do I need to make the check out to officer?"

[fjcruzer123]

Sky previously said:

Too late, combined with your avatar, suspicions are already aroused.

Here's some of the story...

http://www.zombiehunters.org/

[fjcruzer123]

RockyMtnHigh previously said:

Right there!

If we are depending on their communication skills, we're all screwed.

"Who do I need to make the check out to officer?"

"Don't worry son, you just hang on to that check for your bondsman..."

[Sean K.]

fjcruzer123 previously said:

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All-in-all, still an effort to protect lands, so it's okay by me.

From comments like the above....people just DO NOT get it.

If it is closed unless posted open.....guess what? The vast majority of all legal rights of way (including the trails you and I use) are going to be closed.

It's not an effort to "protect" land....it's an effort to close land to motorized use.

Sean

[RockyMtnHigh]

fjcruzer123 previously said:

"Don't worry son, you just hang on to that check for your bondsman..."

My pop runs his own bonding company, I guess I am all set.

He also runs a PI firm too, mostly serves warrants, takes them out and puts them in.

[RockyMtnHigh]

Sean K. previously said:

It's not an effort to "protect" land....it's an effort to close land to motorized use.

Sean

Seriously though this is the way I see it or read into it. This is just one seemingly small step toward that goal in my eyes, just couldn't word it right. Thanks Sean!

I hope I am wrong though!

[1 Bored Clerk]

I'm sure funding was set aside with this law to post signs at all trails listing whether they are open or closed. And I'm positive that if we all practiced 'tread-lightly' that these issues would simply cease to exist.

The people that push for this type of legislation don't want any vehicles off of pavement...at all. Treading lightly is responsible and should be done but it's not going to stop the push for closing public lands to any and all motorized vehicles.

It's always surprising to me that people think everyone will act with common sense, courtesy, and consideration for others. Self-preservation, jealousy, greed...those are base human nature. Not that other warm and fuzzy stuff. Many of us practice that stuff on a daily basis but we are still all motivated by the basics.

[kokopelli]

I don't like it.. Ron