We depend on an easement that is in our title for use of the road that gives access to our land. When we bought it, I offered to lay down crushed stone on the part of the roqad that is used by my neighbor as well as by me, and carrying on to our lot. I also donated some culvert so he could direct some run-off under the road we share. Everything is hunky dory and we both have better access.
On the other hand, my father has an easement across his front yard....the guy who used to cut wood down behind him came in only once or twice a year on a small cat pulling a log sled. He died a few years back and the son now drives big trucks through, turning in the front field, leaving big ruts etc. Big problem and a vaguely worded easement that would be expensive to sort out in court.
Seems to me that the formalities can get you about so far, but at the end people have got to sort out how to make it work for both.
