Originally Posted by Pete's GU3
The opinions expressed here are those of individuals, the administration of this forum does not in anyway condone, promote or encourage driving around locked gates or cutting gates without the express permission of the land owner or caretaker.
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Last edited by YNOT; 13th November 2011 at 01:50 PM.
DX grunt (14th November 2011), MudRunnerTD (13th November 2011), NissanGQ4.2 (13th November 2011), patch697 (13th November 2011), Sir Roofy (13th November 2011)
Very poor comments guys.....At least some of you get 2 drive half way down a track before you come across a locked gate, 95% of tracks here are gated from start 2 finish.
And why do tracks get closed down???? , I'm sure there is a very good reason....... the people that ignore gates / signs etc are usually the ones that are first 2 have a whinge about tracks been closed down and having know where 2 drive.
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jimmyjam (14th November 2011), MudRunnerTD (13th November 2011)
There is a strong anti-4WD movement that wants to see us shut down completely and locked out of everywhere, comments like those above can very easily get taken out of context and used against us. We not only have to be careful of what we do and say but how what we do and say is percieved by others.
Tony
Bob (13th November 2011), jimmyjam (14th November 2011), Maxhead (13th November 2011), MudRunnerTD (13th November 2011), NissanGQ4.2 (13th November 2011), patch697 (13th November 2011), Sir Roofy (13th November 2011)
if you check your maps before you go you can usualy avoid the tracks that
have gates on them if not ring the d.s.e or parks to check,as far as cutting locks or gates ,most gates have cables laid in them
and also the word is a lot of gates now have cameras in the vicinity
NissanGQ4.2 (13th November 2011)
Hi Guys,
A phone call was made to Parks Vic prior to going. A list of the closed tracks was added to the map. The locked gate was not on the list of tracks that were closed. Every effort was made to know where the closed tracks were and these tracks were avoided. The questions goes begging, why do you have an open track, then block its exit. It doesnt mean it gets used less, it means you drive down it and then turn around and do it straight away. Twice the traffic.
John
at least you guys in the eastern states have tracks to drive, i live in S.A and would love the ability to be able to drive some of the local firetrails through mount crawford forest. i live in williamstown and am literally only minutes away from some easy drives. im not looking to go hardcore 4wheeling locally. just something nice and relaxing but there is nothing there. everything is locked off.
Yep, we're pretty lucky in South East Queensland mate as we have a multitude of areas to go, but for how long is based primarily on who's in power, and how many w@nkers go out and do stupid things to spoil it for the rest of us.
The only locked gates that exist around here are forestry tas gates or private land owners gates. If you get to a locked gate here it means that the land behind it is private. So its not really the gate that stops you, its the fact that you dont want to go driving on other peoples private land. Other than that though, we can drive for days deep into the wilderness. I feel sorry for you guys out there that cant find a place to play. Come down for a visit! I think the reason its like this is quite simply: the less people driving, the less damage there is. Having said that, there are a few areas that the parks and wildlife service manage closely. These are mainly the coastal areas as these areas are easy to destroy but hard to restore. On the west coast south of Temma the parks and wildlife services have come up with an idea to stop "hoons" messing around in the boggy areas and making them bigger. What they do is put spikes in the bog holes to either side of the existing track. These spikes are under the surface of the mud and scattered around all the deeper ruts and are designed to rip holes in your tyres should you drive off the marked track to do some roosting. The areas that are spiked are well signposted and the idea while being fairly harsh works really well.
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