| CTUC & SBNFA Kick Off Day |
| Aug 21Th, (CTUC) was in the field, working with the San Bernardino National Forest (SBNFA) OHV Volunteers. We had our hands full working with the Forest Service, to Mitigate numerous noise and dust complaints by home owners. This is the Lake Arrowhead area at the intersection of 3W12 & 2N75. The attached photos are of us educating riders about the need for Quiet mufflers, and a 10 MPH speed limit for only about 4/10Th of a mile. The photos also show repairs to the West end sign which appears to have been vandalized. Input from the riders we talked to was 10 MPH was just not reasonable, this changed when we explained the reasons and that it was only for about 4/10Th of a mile. This appears to be an extreme example where the 96 DbA standard may not be enough, the reduced speeds in our judgment was very effective in further reduction of noise and dust. From what we observed most riders will except reasonable speed limits, for a reasonable distance. Education along with better signing giving a brief reason, approximate distance of the speed limit may be beneficial. |
| CTUC Kick Off Day |
| The Kiosk concept was started on the San Bernardino National Forest in July 2003, as a response to the Forest Service requesting it’s Volunteers assist in the mitigation of Noise and Dust complaints. After proving successful the concept started expanding to other areas, with the assistance of the California Trail Users Collation, an organization that seeks to promote cooperation amongst All trail users motorized or not. |
I consider this page to be a prime example of why I consider this project to be for the most
part, unaffected by any concerns voiced about buffer zones and land purchase mitigation
ratios most consider ridicules. The example on this page has nothing to do with land
purchases, on BLM and Forest lands there are many examples like this were we Quiet the
bikes down or loose the trial. The fact of the matter is the Off Road community simply
must stand up and demand all, includung the O.H.M.V.R. Commission and even the
Deputy Director if found responsible be held accountable for bad land deals. My official
position is the land purchase issue should have a negligible effect on this project,
however for the OHV program in general the issue must be resolved.
part, unaffected by any concerns voiced about buffer zones and land purchase mitigation
ratios most consider ridicules. The example on this page has nothing to do with land
purchases, on BLM and Forest lands there are many examples like this were we Quiet the
bikes down or loose the trial. The fact of the matter is the Off Road community simply
must stand up and demand all, includung the O.H.M.V.R. Commission and even the
Deputy Director if found responsible be held accountable for bad land deals. My official
position is the land purchase issue should have a negligible effect on this project,
however for the OHV program in general the issue must be resolved.
My position on buffer zones and land purchases