More communities legalize ATV's for street use
(8/25/2008) By Robert Price - An increasing number of allterrainvehicles are showing up on city streets in Nebraska. With risinggas prices, at least 8 communities in the state have recentlyapproved laws allowing ATVs. But enforcing the law is anotherstory.
ATVs are also known as 4wheelers. Those who have them, love them.
"It is really nice. Sometimes I take my little boy with me so it isconvenient and it is fun for him too," said Brent Coffey.
"Even for older people, it is kind of a recreational thing to getout with the wind blowing through what is left of your hair," saidOrleans Village Chair Tom Tomas. "It augments our social life aswell as saving gas."
Last year the legislature passed a law allowing cities to legalizeATVs.
In February, the village of Orleans became one of the first to doso.
"Most of the people who were asking to have it adopted were olderpeople who wanted some way to get around town without having todrive a vehicle," said Tomas.
Ramona Coffey and her husband Brent are already using a 4wheelerto get to their farm.
"It works out really well for me, and it is nice to be legal to gothrough town," said Coffey.
However, there are conditions.
The ATV needs a safety flag. The speed limit is 25. You can onlyride in daylight. And you must have a driver's license or farmpermit.
Enforcement, however, can be tough.
"We do not have a contract with the sheriff," said Tomas.
"You see a few kids on the ATVs, but they did it anyway, just youngpeople coming up I guess," said Coffey.
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