Infested with UTVs?

[masseyrider]

My parents had a fruit farm. The property at the back was a bush lot that came right up to their property line.
This one kid couple times a day would come down along the edge of the bush and then turn onto their headland and open up his dirt bike.
One time my father was spraying. The trees were heavy with fruit and foliage. The tractor was running hard and the sprayer blower puts out a lot of noise.
No way to see or hear anything coming when you get to the end of a row. Just as he came out of the row this kid zipped by. The old man said how they missed making contact was a miracle.
Day in and day out this kid on the dirt bike kept on zooming by. Final straw came as the peaches were ready to pick and it was hot and dry. He kept on kicking up a plume of dust that was settling on the fruit.
The old man found an old plank, like a 2x12, and drove at least a dozen eave trough nails into it. He then partially buried it in the loose soil were the kid turned onto their land.
We were out there picking and along came dufus and as he made his turn the back wheel of his bike caught at least one of the nails, picked up the board and hit him in the back with it. The old man didn't want to hurt him, just give him a flat or two. Never figured on something like this.
FORTUNATELY it was not the nail side.
Never heard or saw that kid or his bike again.

 

[LHF2019]

More than a motorcycle

How would that be any different than someone cresting a hill in a car, or on a motorcycle

There are some fast idiot drivers in a car/truck, however on our dirt roads and our area it is the utv going faster than cars/trucks and not staying on their side. UTV are also the ones blowing through stop signs. At least the cars/trucks are slowing down and not going through full tilt. These are blind intersections. As for motorcycles......rare to see one on these dirt roads.

Your area may vary.

 

[5030]

guess

I'm stupid and you are holder of all wisdom.... Plenty of HD out there that have straight pipes and were never tuned for the not having a muffler, some don't idle worth a @!#@!!

What are you telling us anyway?

 

[Eagle1]

What are you telling us anyway?

I'm stupid and you are the holder of all wisdom. Let it go, it was in jest with a kernel of truth.

Remember don't argue with an idiot, I'll drag you down to my level and beat you with experience.....

 

[5030]

I'm stupid and you are the holder of all wisdom. Let it go, it was in jest with a kernel of truth.

Remember don't argue with an idiot, I'll drag you down to my level and beat you with experience.....

No, you won't. I just put you on ignore so I don't have to read your drivel. You get to join the elite club of one other idiot.

 

[Eagle1]

It ok I'll read your posts for a laugh or wisdom.
Some folks are so important they can't let someone else be wrong.

 

[wawajake]

First I will say for many years when younger I had a 250 Canam Qualifier Dirt Bike but I only trailered it to dirt rides. .. A few decades ago I lived on a lakefront where a strictly walking trail easement crossed my waterfront 60ft in front of all the houses like mine along that street.....I got tired of one dirt bike rider that would use the walking trail illegally with his high strung two stroke , even after attempts by me and my neighbors to inform nicely.....so one evening during his expected trail ride time, I hid on the trail behind a large maple tree with a 5 gallon pail of water, as he approached to the tree I nailed him with the water right to his chest and head.....he wiped out and I stood over him and simply stated....No motorcycles on this trail !! ....my neighbor on his deck gave me a thumbs up while laughing his butt off. The rider never returned.

 

[gstrom99]

No, you won't. I just put you on ignore so I don't have to read your drivel. You get to join the elite club of one other idiot.

Meanwhile, back on subject...

Local towns allow golf carts too.
The local UTV "clubs" have rallies, in the summer. Often we see a dozen of more zooming down the county and state roads. Add me to the "these don't belong on the roadway" side of this.

 

[riptides]

My problems are with noise. Especially when one has acreage and insists on running on the property lines. We have noise ordnance rules for certain decibel output. When you hear it in your house a quarter mile away...it is an issue. Cannot imagine being closer. Very disrespectful...IMHO.

 

[shooterdon]

My parents had a fruit farm. The property at the back was a bush lot that came right up to their property line.
This one kid couple times a day would come down along the edge of the bush and then turn onto their headland and open up his dirt bike.
One time my father was spraying. The trees were heavy with fruit and foliage. The tractor was running hard and the sprayer blower puts out a lot of noise.
No way to see or hear anything coming when you get to the end of a row. Just as he came out of the row this kid zipped by. The old man said how they missed making contact was a miracle.
Day in and day out this kid on the dirt bike kept on zooming by. Final straw came as the peaches were ready to pick and it was hot and dry. He kept on kicking up a plume of dust that was settling on the fruit.
The old man found an old plank, like a 2x12, and drove at least a dozen eave trough nails into it. He then partially buried it in the loose soil were the kid turned onto their land.
We were out there picking and along came dufus and as he made his turn the back wheel of his bike caught at least one of the nails, picked up the board and hit him in the back with it. The old man didn't want to hurt him, just give him a flat or two. Never figured on something like this.
FORTUNATELY it was not the nail side.
Never heard or saw that kid or his bike again.

Not a very smart way to deal with the problem. In the US, your dad would be sued. It is illegal to set up a trap/obstacle that is intended to, or may, harm people.

Decisions made in anger can bite you in the butt.

Charge the kid with trespassing.