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BCGPER

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Look at the law closer, HB 180 if I remember. It’s a $35 fee to get the license. That one license for each family member who might drive. And, a ticket if you don’t have the license.

But, they won’t enforce it. Has anyone put their child through the youth ATV course? My kid is the only one I know of who ever went through it had never been checked.

I’ll somewhat agree, the rental companies and dealers need to do something to educate customers, but a blanket law like this is stupid
 
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BCGPER said:
Look at the law closer, HB 180 if I remember. It’s a $35 fee to get the license. That one license for each family member who might drive. And, a ticket if you don’t have the license.
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The cost was already there for minors seeking to legally operate, no real change there.

Free for anyone that is 18 & up. Whether they enforce it or not, rental outfits will have to present the info rather than just hand off the keys to anyone with a credit card and a pulse. At least now there is a mechanism to enforce it.
 
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Cody

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I've always felt like education was the most glaring need for land use. I don't know what's in the content, but if it goes over why it's important to stay on the trail, and stops even 10% of the off trail use, it's worth it IMO.

Unfortunately, in a lot of remote areas staying on trail is really akin to the shopping cart return. Are you able to do the right thing, even when there is nobody watching and no immediate personal consequences?

Is the revenue from this just going towards sustaining the program, or towards trail maintenance and enforcement as well?
 
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Cody said:
I've always felt like education was the most glaring need for land use. I don't know what's in the content, but if it goes over why it's important to stay on the trail, and stops even 10% of the off trail use, it's worth it IMO.

Unfortunately, in a lot of remote areas staying on trail is really akin to the shopping cart return. Are you able to do the right thing, even when there is nobody watching and no immediate personal consequences?

Is the revenue from this just going towards sustaining the program, or towards trail maintenance and enforcement as well?
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There is no revenue, the program for 18+ users while mandatory, is no cost. There is revenue collected for minors that get their OHV certification, that is the same as it is currently. That revenue likely gets absorbed into the costs to run the OHV cert program.
 
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Jesser04 said:
Sounds like another money grab to me.
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I don't think it is a money grab at all, just finally a way to penalize the people that are causing the problems, and hopefully lessen said problems. With this new law, ALL OHV vehicles will have unique license plates tied to the VIN of the vehicle, so they can be reported to law enforcement. Similar to street legal plates, but different (Idaho has had these plates for a long time). I think again this is a great solution to problems that have been happening for a long time.
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I think It's a great idea. I'd even be down for an annual class requirement. The major issue with the OHV community is lack of knowledge and understanding. This may not fix it, but it's a helpful step IMO.
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Agreed, I am all for this course, and will happily take it. It is free education that is desperately needed. Not to mention it is a lifetime course, no need to take it again, though I do think refreshers every once in a while wouldn't be a bad idea either. Like renewing your drivers license.

Several people I know do not like SXS's and a lot of the people that are constantly causing the problems (going off trail, trail etiquette and lack there of, not signaling passing riders of riders behind them, lighted whips and running up and down streets in Moab blaring stereos, etc) and this is the states solution. I don't like being looped into that group just because I own a SXS, even though I was raised differently and actually have respect for others and the land, but I get it. Bad apples ruined it for everyone, and this is the much needed result. I think the only way the state could actually target the offenders was to make all OHV vehicles and users take it. People were not willing to police each other in the OHV community, and this was the result. Can't have your cake and eat it too as they say I guess.🤷‍♂️

I wont beat the dead horse of blaming the SXS when its the moron behind the wheels fault, I just hope it helps combat and fix the problems.
 
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Jesser04

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cruiseroutfit said:
There is no revenue, the program for 18+ users while mandatory, is no cost. There is revenue collected for minors that get their OHV certification, that is the same as it is currently. That revenue likely gets absorbed into the costs to run the OHV cert program.
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If there is no revenue what happens when they catch you without the cert? Are the gonna start having cert check points?
 
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