ATV riders spark discussion

Katie Weidenboerner

The Huston Township supervisors made no decision Tuesday about opening all township roads to all-terrain vehicle traffic.

"I say no. There's too many up in our area now," resident Ruth Gregori said. "They're on the highways and they're on the township roads."

"They're up there now, right," Supervisor Larry Knisely asked. "At least if you make it legal maybe the cops can come after them and they'd have to obey, abide by all of the rules."

"Do you think they can catch them? They can't catch them down in Weedville," Gregori said.

Supervisor Nellie Bundy said the township isn't liable for the actions of ATV riders now. She doesn't think the township would be liable if it were legal for ATV's to ride on the roads.

North Continental Road resident Gerald Young said while there are some drivers who take the road near his residence at high speeds, but most drive sensibly and he finds most of the ATV traffic is on the weekends.

"If I do run into people who are intolerant, I don't put up with it. I take pictures and I give them to police. It's as simple as that," Young said. "I say they don't have their regular license yet, they're 16 and then they lose their license until they're 18. They don't have a right to be on the road, but I'm not making a big deal out of it as long as they're on their side of the road."

Supervisor Tamra McClintick said she is worried in particular about the ATV and vehicle traffic on Doctor's Lane and Horseshoe Drive.

"If you let them go back-and-forth, back-and-forth, back-and-forth, they're just going to drive people crazy," McClintick said.

The supervisors tabled a decision until they get more information. 

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Source: http://www.thecourierexpress.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20446163&BRD=2758&PAG=461&dept_id=572984&rfi=6

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