Save the bacteria?Quote:
“… they’re dying by the billions under the wheels of our recreational vehicles”.
Save the bacteria?Quote:
“… they’re dying by the billions under the wheels of our recreational vehicles”.
South Australia has a low enough population that we get almost full access to beaches and very limited damage.
Cities and urban sprawl do almost complete damage to the local environment.
SA has closed so many 4wd tracks that its easier to go interstate to have some funQuote:
Originally Posted by rammypluge
If you ban 4WD's in national parks the same ****wits that are doing the damage now will be doing it with 2WD's instead.
Rather tha banning All 4WD's the toerags caught doing the damage should be banned from the national parks.
Yes there needs to be a way to hold the idiots accountable.Quote:
Originally Posted by trout1105
When identified...there needs to be a penalty...something like the hoon laws...fines, vehicle confiscations....
Yep....gatesQuote:
Originally Posted by edddo
Not in Vic for much longer. We're locking the gates. (Keys for a fee.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Eevo
Wombat State Forest recommend to be a National Park.
And here in Vic., beach driving is not allowed (except in Portland for a fee) so expect an increase in Victorian 4wders holidaying in Robe.
(Hmmm...... Marketing opertunity.)
A few wetlands have electronic keys here,big deposit,and they know exactly when the key(fob thing) is used to go in or out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh
One thing they do need to do here is rid the National parks of vermin,they are absolutely full of them.In fact many of the NP's in remote areas in the north of the state are full of wild pigs,and horses.
As for beach driving,places like Fraser,Noosa areas,i have said for a long time the number of vehicles need to be restricted.
The impact of the vehicles and the tourists is pretty severe on the environment.
But controlling the numbers is pretty difficult,i doubt gates would work on the beach entries.
The question is, how do you draw the line between 4x4’s as extreme recreational vehicles / and as tools of the trade of adventure/working in environments where 4x4 is required?
I suggest its in licencing and annual vehicle inspections. Holding drivers to account. Anti hooning laws in the bush. Special licences for 4x4s. Etc. I would cop the inconvenience for the sake of the environment.
The biggest problem IMO (and I might not be popular saying it) is all the extreme 4x4 action shows and mags promoting this kind of behaviour. It’s all about the hero image of conquering, rather than treading lightly, respecting country and conservation.
Hi,Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeros
And the vehicle marketing idiots showing driving tactics that if used on any club outings, would be immediately condemned by members and probably sent home to cool off.
Cheers