[Strider]

There seem to be an awful lot of saints on this thread. I'm quite sure he isn't the first one of us to stretch the limits of legal driving in Michigan (did you break the speed limit on your way into work/school today? I did.). I am not condoning the breaking of laws that get more of our land taken away by enviro-nazis, but we were all young and new to off roading once. Chide him once and get on with helping the guy. Letting him get impounded won't teach him anything other than the fact that Jenny won't even say thank you when she emptys his wallet. He made a fair offering of compensation that I'd accept if I were in the Flint area today.

 

[Strider]

I am in no danger of losing access to the paved roads in Michigan in the event that I am caught speeding. However, illegally trespassing off-road does increase the chances of us losing what little legal wheeling we have left in this state. Yes, we probably have all broken the laws and wheeled illegally. But, the point is that unless we as a group educate ourselves and those that are new or unaware, nobody else is going to do it. If we don't police ourselves, the DNR will do it and will bend over to the environmental lobby and close even more lands to us.

My point about speeding was that speeds limits would be higher if people didn't exceed those currently posted. In other words, if you didn't speed I could legally drive 80 instead of illegally driving 75. "You" being the general public, myself included.

We can and should educate ourselves, but the posts in this particular case read like a bunch of people who have never broken a rule before and we all know that isnt' true. There is one picture in Bronco Driver of a well built Bronco that has it's front left tire on the hand rail of a walkway. The magazine regularly talks about land use and the bad people who don't follow the rules, then it posts images like that as if it is really cool.

My thinking is that if you have a problem with the kid, call the DNR. If you want to help him, post here or pull him out. If you just want to be a prick, go to The Pub or a yahoo chat room.

 

[Strider]

isn't that where we are

LOL, we seem to be there now but that isn't where we were when I first posted. At least I don't think that's where we were. I don't ever go there but it could have been a fluke.