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When you hear the term "Four wheeler", what kind of person comes to mind?

Asked by stevenb (3836points) July 18th, 2008

I have an old Ford Bronco and Love to go out and drive to places you can’t get to in a normal vehicle. I have fuel injection and large tires, and all associated items. I know a lot of people think I and people like me just go into the woods and tear up the great outdoors, when the opposite is true. I clean up trash, drive carefully, and enjoy the beauty of the outdoors. I know a lot of people picture a guy tearing up a pristine field of private property drinking beer and destoying property and vehicles. There is nothing better than getting to places that only primitive people and early americans have been and enjoying the beauty of nature. My problem is that so much is now closed due to a small number of idiots who do tear up property and dump trash. What are your feelings on letting people explore the backcountry of America in four wheel drives with respect and care? I know a lot of people say hike in, ride a bike, or ride a horse, but a lot of places that is just not possible, let alone impossible for handicapped people or people with bad backs, etc. What good is a wilderness if we cant get to it and enjoy it? Roads are needed to fight fires and find lost or stranded people anyway, so why not make trails to have fun on and see the US that a lot of people dont know is even there?

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