registration dollers at work

[snowdog]

DNR puts out the UN welcome mat

[url]http://www.lakelandtimes.com/main.asp?S ... leID=10995[/url]

[BackRoads Pub]

DDDDDAMN!!!!:twisted:

[snohawk]

I saw the DNR enforcement trailer down by Chute Pond at the Motel on Saturday and Sunday, but never rode past any wardens good thing had people to see and places to go. At the last county meeting that I went to in Waukesha there was talk about the DNR and stopping people, one club at the meeting said they had been stopped three times and the DNR just handed out tickets for rolling stop signs but did not even know which sledder rolled the sign.

I'm not against having them out patrolling the trails to make them safe, but rolling a stop sign after 5 sleds have gone though is a little over board. People don't get stopped for rolling right turn on reds

[Jim]

It's a damn shame, but really no surprise, as it seems as if the whole world is migrating toward this "unfriendly" treatment of others. We've already seen this in almost every aspect of our daily lives the last few years, but the fact that this "unfriendly" attitude has finally breached our little snow covered sanctuary is quite upsetting indeed!!
:taz:

[snowdog]

I hav'nt been ticketed for anything in 30 years , but I've had a few brushes with the DNR , checking for registration boat & snowmobile --hunting &fishing license ,and whatever else their looking for. I don'nt give them a hard time , but they still come across as a bunch of arrogant pricks .

Can you spell " GESTAPO "?

[Jim]

My brother used to say DNR stood for Damn Near Russia. Personally, I haven't had any problems with them either, or too many interactions for that matter. And I aim to keep it that way. :thumbup:

[wheelerlake]

I'm going to be the underdog here, sorry! We have a 1930 Model A Ford that we like to go for fun rides around the Lakewood/Townsend area. I wouldn't dream of going on any public road, or anywhere for that matter without having that vehicle registered and insured. I don't know what the registration for antique snowmobiles comes to but antique vehicles have a one-time license fee for the blue antique plates. The rules are rules; no rules=chaos. I learned this harshly years ago. Just because I and everyone else on the lake dropped their skiiers off right at the dock for as long as I've been skiing (45 years now) doesn't mean it's legal (or safe for that matter) and yes, I got a ticket for not paying attention to the boating regulations. I know better now and it's made me more aware of my driving habits and how it affects others, especially when I'm at the receiving end of some jerk looking backwards at their toobers (intentional sp) and pulling them within 25 feet of me even after I've diverted to avoid them. I'm sure the car using the driveway crossing the trail appreciates the snowmobiler who actually stops at the stop sign to look for them in case they, God forbid, would actually be coming down their driveway. A lady hit a logging truck on the grade a few years back. If she would have fully stopped and looked that possibly wouldn't have happened. We learn in driver's ed that a stop sign means a full stop including that feeling of the machine you're driving stopping (you know what I mean) and you're vulnerable to a ticket unless that feeling happens, no matter what you're driving on the road or trail. And yes, I agree that this is sting-like, not fair and harsh. They'll never catch that guy passing your group at 90 miles an hour or the guy pulling the toober right off your bow. Cheap, easy tickets are bread and butter, it's the measurable and obvious violations that stick in court. When they "stung" me they actually had a float on a string that they threw out and measured the bubbles behind my boat and how close I was to the raft. Snowmobile safety course=driver's ed. Not a bad idea. Bad habits are hard to break. My husband still drives like he has red lights and sirens on the vehicle but he also has all his defensive driving habits that have saved us many times. Drive right, drive safe and smart. Be responsible for your own actions and consequences. 'nuf said.

[Arby]

I"ve had several encounters with DNR wardens through my lifetime. Been fined a few times being observed doing something stupid in plain sight.:sick: Ignorance of the law is no excuse and when I was wrong I sucked it up and paid up. I was not happy at the time, but one thing for sure is every year I read hunting regulations front to back looking for new changes as well as snowmobile laws and atv's. They do know the laws better than us and the only reason they are out there is to observe us doing something wrong. Sounds like the odds were in the DNR's favor at Minoqua. They want some of them tourist dollars too!:shrug:

[Jim]

[QUOTE=Arby;10997]They want some of them tourist dollars too!:shrug:[/QUOTE]Yet another one that is driven by the dollar. What a shame. The only reason the dollar is even worth anything.... is because you believe it is. There are other things that are more important than the dollar.... like almost anything! :slywink:

[snoway]

I have to disagree with the rules are rules ppl on this one. The science of needed stop signs on snowmobile trails is FAR from perfect, in fact I would say it is broken. The majority of them are totally uncalled for especially at driveway crossings where visibility is clear.
It just gives law enforcement easy pickins to gather revenue.
The Yield sign could be far more effective in most cases.
Besides ,...in most areas an indvidual who volunteers to mark trails on a given day is deciding which signs are needed in many cases, so the decision can vary wildly with no real set of guidelines.
Uneeded stops become an annoyance to most sledders so the roll thru becomes the norm.....until The revenue seekers come a callin.