I just wanted to let y'all know that a guy I work with got 3 tickets while
on his 4 wheeler in a National forest near Toledo Bend. They were $175
each!! They got him and several of his friends he was riding with. This
wasn't even a cop, it was a forrest ranger.
They got them for:
1. Riding on a public road - A public road is any road on public
property....not necessarily a county road or state highway. Public property
is: property owned or leased by the state or a political subdivision of the
state. This would include where we ride at Kirbyville, TX (EO Seake National Forest).
2. Riding without a helmet - Yes it's required on "Public Property" to wear
a helmet on ATV's, regardless of your age.
3. Carrying a passenger - You cannot carry a passenger on a ATV with a
"saddle" type seat like all typical 4-wheelers have. The only exception to
this is if the ATV was designed by the manufacturer to carry passengers.
All the 4-wheelers I saw when looking had labels saying "no passengers".
The Texas ATV laws (in the link below) also says you have to have a
certification of taking a ATV safety course to ride on "Public Property" as
well as a pole with flag mounted on the ATV. So they let him off on those
two.
Link to the Texas ATV Laws -
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/ftp/forms/MSB26ATVLaws.pdf
We have a Yahmaha Rhino... does anyone know where I can find out TX laws pertaining to side by side ATV's?
Thanks in advance,
Larisa