02-08-2019, 04:27 AM
Couple of points on the dirt riding thing:
1) The worst scarring on natural environments comes from off-road vehicles. Hikers, people riding off-road bicycles, dirt riders--all create trails, but much less so. Many communities ban ORV use. Banning all non-motorized recreation is extreme.
That's called preservation. No human entry. If people want to be preservationists for MK, they should be clear about it.
Customarily, with more damaging activities like dirt biking, which creates a web of trails, communities designate one hill or expanse for this activity. We should have one expanse on MK for dirt biking/dirt riding.
Opposition by native Hawaiians (or environmentalists) to such an area--if that is indeed what their position is--would be an unreasonable infringement on recreation on the vast MK mountaintop.
2) The risks of dirt skiing are exaggerated. Think these people are traveling fast over rough terrain? How about motorcyclists? These riders wear gloves, shin pads, long sleeves, helmets, padded clothes.
They have a whole protective outfit. Dirt skiers can avail themselves of the same....
1) The worst scarring on natural environments comes from off-road vehicles. Hikers, people riding off-road bicycles, dirt riders--all create trails, but much less so. Many communities ban ORV use. Banning all non-motorized recreation is extreme.
That's called preservation. No human entry. If people want to be preservationists for MK, they should be clear about it.
Customarily, with more damaging activities like dirt biking, which creates a web of trails, communities designate one hill or expanse for this activity. We should have one expanse on MK for dirt biking/dirt riding.
Opposition by native Hawaiians (or environmentalists) to such an area--if that is indeed what their position is--would be an unreasonable infringement on recreation on the vast MK mountaintop.
2) The risks of dirt skiing are exaggerated. Think these people are traveling fast over rough terrain? How about motorcyclists? These riders wear gloves, shin pads, long sleeves, helmets, padded clothes.
They have a whole protective outfit. Dirt skiers can avail themselves of the same....