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kalakoa asks;
"Aren't HPP roads "private" and therefore not subject to County regulations regarding unlicensed vehicles?"
Private roads here are subject to the same regulations as public streets. Insurance, registration, safety check, and yes, seat belts are all required.
A friend of mine got a ticket on our "private" road for not having his seat belt on.
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A cop can give you a ticket with no seat belt on in a private parking lot. Police can do what they want, but will it hold up in court if you challenge it?
Then again, maybe the laws have changed to include private roads? Yes, I know, I'm off topic.
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The key wording regarding police actions on "private roads" is whether or not said roadways are "open to the public."
In the absence of locked gates barring access to the public, the police are within their jurisdiction when citing for infractions.
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Ive heard it both ways - and think it may be both ways .... when it comes to speed limits on specific roadways - the property owner must petition the enforcement agency....or an ordinance needs to be on the books setting a speed limit....
think of the stop sign in the target parking lot ... Im sure better legal minds will have the answer - I just keep to the rules as I understand them - grin
Have been guilty of blowing that target parking lot stop sign however........
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"Privately owned public roads" is based on the same principle as
Why buy the cow, when you can get the milk for free.
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Originally posted by PaulW
Well, we care in HPP. We have a sign up at the entrance indicating no ATVs allowed and Neighborhood Watch advises us to call the police if we see one. Eventually they will get the message.
That's retarded in my opinion. It's not a shot at you PaulW, you probably just want everybody to obey the law. I just think that's a perfect vehicle for the area. Way better than a little scooter for getting around. A little better protection, stable platform, a rack to haul with, can be used as a farming work horse. And it's not too bad on gas. Retarded law.
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The roads in HPP are (fairly) well maintained, nobody *needs* an ATV here. One of the problems is that ATVs don't carry any identifying marks (e.g. license plates) so it is the vehicle of choice of some thieves. I'm not saying all or most ATV drivers are thieves, by the way.
By banning them we will also hopefully have less cases of children riding them, which we have seen in the past.
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County won't issue plates for my ATV, clearly they're thinking of the children...
